“Clicking” Amphiphilic Block Copolymers onto POSS Core: A General Approach for “Star-like” Polymers with Different Symmetry

“Star-like” macromolecules have been widely studied because of their unique physical and chemical properties, which play a great role in many important application fields. In this study, a library of star-like amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) c...

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Main Authors: Gang Li, Duohua Jiang, Panpan Ren, Heng Zhao, Kai Zhang, Liping Chang, Zhongguo Liu, Shouzhi Pu
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Duohua Jiang
Panpan Ren
Heng Zhao
Kai Zhang
Liping Chang
Zhongguo Liu
Shouzhi Pu
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Panpan Ren
Heng Zhao
Kai Zhang
Liping Chang
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Shouzhi Pu
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description “Star-like” macromolecules have been widely studied because of their unique physical and chemical properties, which play a great role in many important application fields. In this study, a library of star-like amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) core and polyethylene glycol-bolck-polystyrene (PEGm-b-PSn) diblock copolymer arms with an exact arm number were prepared through a robust copper-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloadditions (CuAAC) and strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) click reactions. Moreover, homo- and mikto-arms star polymers with different compositions were obtained by precisely regulating the central symmetry of the POSS core. The target polymers and intermediate products were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-ToF) mass spectrometry. This study demonstrates the chemical robustness of the novel POSS-based building block and establishes a general and efficient approach to prepare star-like macromolecules, especially for asymmetric heteroarm star-like macromolecules, which serve as important model compounds in the study of their bulk properties as well as self-assembling behaviors.
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spelling doaj-art-615c95e2c7244e5cb93b1726fe867bcc2025-08-20T02:43:54ZengElsevierGiant2666-54252025-02-012110034610.1016/j.giant.2024.100346“Clicking” Amphiphilic Block Copolymers onto POSS Core: A General Approach for “Star-like” Polymers with Different SymmetryGang Li0Duohua Jiang1Panpan Ren2Heng Zhao3Kai Zhang4Liping Chang5Zhongguo Liu6Shouzhi Pu7Corresponding authors.; Key Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, ChinaKey Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, ChinaKey Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, ChinaKey Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, ChinaKey Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, ChinaKey Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, ChinaCorresponding authors.; Key Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, ChinaCorresponding authors.; Key Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, China“Star-like” macromolecules have been widely studied because of their unique physical and chemical properties, which play a great role in many important application fields. In this study, a library of star-like amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) core and polyethylene glycol-bolck-polystyrene (PEGm-b-PSn) diblock copolymer arms with an exact arm number were prepared through a robust copper-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloadditions (CuAAC) and strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) click reactions. Moreover, homo- and mikto-arms star polymers with different compositions were obtained by precisely regulating the central symmetry of the POSS core. The target polymers and intermediate products were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-ToF) mass spectrometry. This study demonstrates the chemical robustness of the novel POSS-based building block and establishes a general and efficient approach to prepare star-like macromolecules, especially for asymmetric heteroarm star-like macromolecules, which serve as important model compounds in the study of their bulk properties as well as self-assembling behaviors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666542524001103“Star-like” MacromoleculesPolyhedral Oligomeric SilsesquioxaneAsymmetryClick Reaction
spellingShingle Gang Li
Duohua Jiang
Panpan Ren
Heng Zhao
Kai Zhang
Liping Chang
Zhongguo Liu
Shouzhi Pu
“Clicking” Amphiphilic Block Copolymers onto POSS Core: A General Approach for “Star-like” Polymers with Different Symmetry
Giant
“Star-like” Macromolecules
Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane
Asymmetry
Click Reaction
title “Clicking” Amphiphilic Block Copolymers onto POSS Core: A General Approach for “Star-like” Polymers with Different Symmetry
title_full “Clicking” Amphiphilic Block Copolymers onto POSS Core: A General Approach for “Star-like” Polymers with Different Symmetry
title_fullStr “Clicking” Amphiphilic Block Copolymers onto POSS Core: A General Approach for “Star-like” Polymers with Different Symmetry
title_full_unstemmed “Clicking” Amphiphilic Block Copolymers onto POSS Core: A General Approach for “Star-like” Polymers with Different Symmetry
title_short “Clicking” Amphiphilic Block Copolymers onto POSS Core: A General Approach for “Star-like” Polymers with Different Symmetry
title_sort clicking amphiphilic block copolymers onto poss core a general approach for star like polymers with different symmetry
topic “Star-like” Macromolecules
Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane
Asymmetry
Click Reaction
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666542524001103
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