Nabil Bensabeh
Polyacrylates Derived from Biobased Ethyl Lactate Solvent via SET-LRP
Bensabeh, Nabil; Moreno, Adrian; Roig, Adrià; Monaghan, Olivia R.; Ronda, Juan C.; Cádiz, Virginia; Galià, Marina; Howdle, Steven M.; Lligadas, Gerard; Percec, Virgil
Authors
Adrian Moreno
Adrià Roig
Olivia R. Monaghan
Juan C. Ronda
Virginia Cádiz
Marina Galià
Prof. STEVE HOWDLE STEVE.HOWDLE@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Chemistry
Gerard Lligadas
Virgil Percec
Abstract
The precise synthesis of polymers derived from alkyl lactate ester acrylates is reported for the first time. Kinetic experiments were conducted to demonstrate that Cu(0) wire-catalyzed single electron transfer-living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) in alcohols at 25 °C provides a green methodology for the LRP of this forgotten class of biobased monomers. The acrylic derivative of ethyl lactate (EL) solvent and homologous structures with methyl and n-butyl ester were polymerized with excellent control over molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, and chain-end functionality. Kinetics plots in conventional alcohols such as ethanol and methanol were first order in the monomer, with molecular weight increasing linearly with conversion. However, aqueous EL mixtures were found to be more suitable than pure EL to mediate the SET-LRP process. The near-quantitative monomer conversion and high bromine chain-end functionality, demonstrated by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight analysis, further allowed the preparation of innovative biobased block copolymers containing rubbery poly(ethyl lactate acrylate) poly(ELA) sequences. For instance, the poly(ELA)-b-poly(glycerol acrylate) block copolymer self-assembled in water to form stable micelles with chiral lactic acid-derived block-forming micellar core as confirmed by the pyrene-probe-based fluorescence technique. Dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy measurements revealed the nanosize spherical morphology for these biobased aggregates.
Citation
Bensabeh, N., Moreno, A., Roig, A., Monaghan, O. R., Ronda, J. C., Cádiz, V., …Percec, V. (2019). Polyacrylates Derived from Biobased Ethyl Lactate Solvent via SET-LRP. Biomacromolecules, 20(5), 2135-2147. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00435
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 17, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 23, 2019 |
Publication Date | May 13, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Sep 17, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 24, 2020 |
Journal | Biomacromolecules |
Print ISSN | 1525-7797 |
Electronic ISSN | 1526-4602 |
Publisher | American Chemical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 2135-2147 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00435 |
Keywords | Materials Chemistry; Bioengineering; Polymers and Plastics; Biomaterials |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2467352 |
Publisher URL | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00435 |
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