Synthesis of telechelic trans-1,4-polyisoprenes(TPI: trans-structure > 95%) was evaluated based on two different methods of oxidative cleavage(indirect cleavage: first epoxidation of TPI, then the selective cleavage of epoxidized units in epoxidized trans-1,4-polyisoprene(ETPI) and direct cleavage of isoprene units in TPI). The influence of solvents and the ratio of oxidative agents was investigated by 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR. A series of well-defined telechelic TPI with double terminated functional groups and less side reaction(molecular weight distribution range: 1.96?2.26) were synthesized by indirect cleavage in chloroform. Telechelic TPI showed similar crystallization behavior with TPI and interesting cold crystallization behavior characterized by DSC.
In the present study, we synthesized well-defined tadpole-shaped polystyrene(PS) via the combination of atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP) and UV-induced strain promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddtion(SPAAC) reaction. A di-bromo ATRP initiator(Br-ini-Br) containing cyclopropenone-masked dibenzocyclooctyne group was used to prepare the linear PS with a cyclopropenone-masked dibenzocyclooctyne in the middle of the chain and bromo groups at both ends(Br-PS-Br). Then we used the single electron transfer-nitroxide radical coupling(SET-NRC) reaction to transfer the bromo end groups to azide groups(N_3-PS-N_3). After UV irradiation, the dibenzocyclooctyne group was quantitatively released, and intramolecularly reacted with alternative azide end group to produce the tadpole-shaped PS based on SPAAC reaction.
