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Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable amphiphilic PEG-grafted poly(DTC-co-CL)

A novel biodegradable copolymer, poly(5,5-dibromomethyltrimethylene carbonate-co-ε-caprolactone) (poly(DBTC-co-CL)) with pendant bromine groups, was synthesized via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (CL) and 5,5- dibromomethyltrimethylene carbonate (DBTC) using stannous octoate (Sn...

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Published in:Chinese chemical letters 2010 (10), p.1255-1258
Main Author: Qiu Jin Zhang Wei Pu Zhu Zhi Quan Shen
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Language:English
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Summary:A novel biodegradable copolymer, poly(5,5-dibromomethyltrimethylene carbonate-co-ε-caprolactone) (poly(DBTC-co-CL)) with pendant bromine groups, was synthesized via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (CL) and 5,5- dibromomethyltrimethylene carbonate (DBTC) using stannous octoate (Sn(Oct)2) as catalyst. Then the pendant bromine groups were completely converted into azide form, which permitted "click" reaction with alkyne-terminated polyethylene (A-PEG) by Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions preparing biodegradable amphiphilic poly(DTC-co-CL)-g-PEG graft copolymer. The graft copolymer was characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and size-exclusion chromatography (SEC).
ISSN:1001-8417
1878-5964