title: Continuous poly(2-oxazoline) triblock copolymer synthesis in a microfluidic reactor cascade.
abstract: Cationic ring-opening polymerizations of 2-oxazolines were investigated in continuous microflow reactors. Fast homopolymerizations of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline (EtOx) and 2-n-propyl-2-oxazoline (nPropOx) were carried out up to 180 °C, yielding well-controlled polymers. Also well-defined diblock and triblock copolymers were produced in a microfluidic reactor cascade, demonstrating the high value of microflow synthesis for the built-up of advanced poly(2-oxazoline)-based polymers.
authors.affiliation: Polymer Reaction Design Group, Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Universiteit Hasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium. tanja.junkers@uhasselt.be.
authors.forename: Evelien
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baeten
authors.affiliation: Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 291-S4, 9000 Gent, Belgium. richard.hoogenboom@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Verbraeken
authors.affiliation: Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 291-S4, 9000 Gent, Belgium. richard.hoogenboom@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoogenboom
authors.affiliation: Polymer Reaction Design Group, Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Universiteit Hasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium. tanja.junkers@uhasselt.be and IMEC associated lab IMOMEC, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Junkers