title: Synthesis of a novel structural triblock copolymer of poly(gamma -benzyl-l-glutamic acid)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(epsilon-caprolactone).
abstract: A novel structural triblock copolymer of poly(gamma-benzyl-l-glutamic acid)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PBLG-PEO-PCL) was synthesized by a new approach in the following three steps: (1) sequential anionic ring opening polymerization (ROP) of ethylene oxide and epsilon-caprolactone with an acetonitrile/potassium naphthalene initiator system to obtain a diblock copolymer CN-PEO-PCL with a cyano end-group; (2) conversion of the CN end-group into NH2 end-group by hydrogenation to obtain NH2-PEO-PCL; (3) ROP of gamma-benzyl-l-glutamate-N-carboxyanhydrides (Bz-l-GluNCA) with NH2-PEO-PCL as macroinitiator to obtain the target triblock copolymer. The structures from CN-PEO precursor to the triblock copolymers were confirmed by FT-IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy, and their molecular weights were measured by gel permeation chromatography. The monomer of Bz-l-GluNCA can react almost quantitatively with the amino end-groups of NH2-PEO-PCL macroinitiator by ROP.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China.
authors.forename: Mingxiao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guangzhuo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.forename: Jingru
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xuefei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xuesi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiabin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jing
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D007783:Lactones; D011095:Polyethylenes; C492650:poly(gamma-benzyl-l-glutamic acid)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(epsilon-caprolactone); D011099:Polyglutamic Acid