Synthesis of Reactive Amphiphilic Copolymers Based on Oligoglycidol Macromonomers

Abstract

Abstract Various linear and branched oligoglycidol macromonomers are prepared using anionic ring opening polymerization of the monomers ethoxyethyl glycidyl ether (EEGE) and glycidol. Starting with 4‐vinyl benzyl alcohol (VBA), allyl glycol or N ‐(2‐hydroxyethyl) methacryl amide (HEMAm) oligoglycidol macromomonomers with three to six repeating units are obtained in good yields and characterized with NMR, SEC, DSC and TGA. These macromonomers are versatile tools and can be used as prepolymers for the synthesis of reactive amphiphilic copolymers. The successful conversion of the macromonomers to copolymers via radical polymerization is demonstrated. magnified image