End-Group-Functionalized Poly(α-olefinates) as Non-Polar Building Blocks: Self-Assembly of Sugar-Polyolefin Hybrid Conjugates

Tessy S Thomas; Wonseok Hwang; Lawrence R Sita

doi:10.1002/anie.201600035

End-Group-Functionalized Poly(α-olefinates) as Non-Polar Building Blocks: Self-Assembly of Sugar-Polyolefin Hybrid Conjugates

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2016 Apr 4;55(15):4683-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.201600035. Epub 2016 Mar 9.

Authors

Tessy S Thomas¹, Wonseok Hwang¹, Lawrence R Sita²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
² Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. lsita@umd.edu.

PMID: 26961338
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600035

Abstract

Living coordinative chain-transfer polymerization of α-olefins, followed by chemical functionalization of a Zn(polymeryl)2 intermediate, provides entry to end-group functionalized poly(α-olefinates) (x-PAOs) that can serve as a new class of non-polar building block with tailorable occupied volumes. Application of these x-PAOs for the synthesis and self-assembly of sugar-polyolefin hybrid conjugates demonstrate the ability to manipulate the morphology of the ultra-thin film nanostructure through variation in occupied volume of the x-PAO domain.

Keywords: click chemistry; living polymerization; polyolefins; self-assembly; sugars.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.