title: A dimethacrylate cross-linker cleavable under thermolysis or alkaline hydrolysis conditions: synthesis, polymerization, and degradation.
abstract: We develop a new platform based on 2,6-pyridinediethanol diesters for introducing polymer degradability under thermolysis or alkaline hydrolysis conditions, with the latter being rare in polymers. Such labile diesters can be cross-linkers, bifunctional initiators and inimers. We demonstrate the power of this platform through the synthesis of the 2,6-pyridinediethanol dimethacrylate cross-linker, its controlled (co)polymerization, and the thermal and hydrolytic cleavage of its (co)polymers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, POB 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus. costasp@ucy.ac.cy.
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elladiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, POB 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus. costasp@ucy.ac.cy.
authors.forename: Costas S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Patrickios