Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (9): 2043.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20140155

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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Photo- and pH-Responsive Poly[8-1]

JIANG Hongbo, GONG Chengbin, WANG Qiang(), TANG Qian(), MA Xuebing   

  1. The Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
  • Received:2014-02-27 Online:2014-09-10 Published:2019-08-01
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20872121), the Fundamental and Advanced Research Program of Chongqing of China(No.2013jcyjA50026), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.XDJK2012C061) and the Southwest University Doctoral Fund, China(No.SWUB2008075)

Abstract:

A photo-responsive functional monomer 4-amino-4'-methylacrylamide azobenzene(AMAB) was synthesized by coupling, reduction, and acylation reaction with 4-nitroaniline as the starting material. A water-soluble cross-linker triethylacrylateamine(TMAEA) was synthesized by acylation reaction with triethanolamine and methacrylic chloride and confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR). A novel photo- and pH-responsive polymer: poly[(triethylacrylateamine)8-(triethylacrylateamine)1](T8A1) was successfully prepared by radical polymerization with AMAB and TMAEA using azo bisisobutyronitrile(AIBN) as the initiator. The T8A1 was characterized by thermeagravimetry analysis(TGA), infrared(IR), scanning electromic microscoy(SEM), and ultravidet visible(UV-Vis). The T8A1 exhibited both photo- and pH-response in water, which overcame the shortcoming of conventional azobenzene derivatives that they could only work in organic solvents and lose efficiency in aqueous media. These results made T8A1 amenable for applications in multi-stimuli responsive systems and biotechnology.

Key words: 4-Amino-4'-methylacrylamide azobenzene, Triethylacrylateamine, Photo-responsive, pH-responsive

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