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Synthesis of AB2 Star-shaped Miktoarms Copolymers and Their Crystallization Behavior

WANG Kang-Cheng1, HUANG Wei2*, ZHOU Yong-Feng2, YAN De-Yue2*   

    1. Department of Chemistry, Huzhou Teacher College, Huzhou 313000, China;
    2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2007-02-25 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-07-10 Published:2007-07-10
  • Contact: HUANG Wei

Abstract:

A small molecule (GMS-SA2) with one alkyl chain and two terminal carboxyl groups was synthesized successfully via the reaction of glyceryl monostearate with excessive succinic anhydride. Then, the small molecule was used as a coupling agent to condensate with polyethylene glycols (PEG) with different molecular weights or polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether (PEGm) in the presence of stannous octoate as the catalyst and diphenyl ether the as azeotropic agent to remove water. Thus, the AB2 star-shaped miktoarms copolymers were obtained successfully, and were characterized via 1H NMR, DSC, GPC, XRD, FTIR and micropolariscope, etc. DSC and XRD measurements indicate that the crystallizing temperature and the melting temperature of the AB2 star-shaped miktoarms copolymers were different from those of the corresponding linear PEGs because the existing of GMS-SA2 altered its crystallizing velocity and the perfect degree of crystal. It is very important to control the crystal shape of the star-shaped copolymers through introducing the miktoarms into the copolymers and changing its content in copolymers.

Key words: Star-shaped copolymer, Miktoarms, Glyceryl monostearate, PEG, Crystallization

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