Design, synthesis and thermal behaviour of a series of well-defined clickable and triggerable sulfonate polymers

Abstract

In the printing industry, the exploitation of triggerable materials that can have their surface properties altered on application of a post-deposition external stimulus has been crucial for the production of robust layers and patterns. To this end, herein, a series of clickable poly(R-alkyl p-styrene sulfonate) homopolymers, with systematically varied thermally-labile protecting groups, has been synthesised via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation. The polymer range has been designed to offer varied post-deposition thermal treatment to switch them from hydrophobic to hydrophilic. Suitable RAFT conditions have been identified to produce well-defined homopolymers (Đ, Mw/Mn < 1.11 in all cases) at high monomer conversions (>80% for all but one monomer) with controllable molar mass. Poly(p-styrene sulfonate) with an isobutyl protecting group has been shown to be the most readily thermolysed polymer that remains stable at room temperature, and was thus investigated further by incorporation into a diblock copolymer, P3HT-b-PiBSS, by click chemistry. The strategy for preparation of thermal modifiable block copolymers exploiting R-protected p-styrene sulfonates and azide-alkyne click chemistry presented herein allows the design of new, roll-to-roll processable materials for potential application in the printing industry, particularly organic electronics.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA13867A
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Uncontrolled Keywords: Chemical Engineering(all),Chemistry(all)
Publication ISSN: 2046-2069
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2024 08:15
Date Deposited: 05 Aug 2015 09:55
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2015
Published Online Date: 2015-07-27
Authors: Kolomanska, Joanna
Johnston, Priscilla
Gregori, Alberto
Fraga Dominguez, Isabel
Egelhaaf, Hans-Joachim
Perrier, Sébastien
Rivaton, Agnès
Dagron-Lartigau, Christine
Topham, Paul (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4152-6976)

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