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Synthesis of a Heterotelechelic Helical Poly(methacrylamide) and its Incorporation into a Supramolecular Triblock Copolymer.


ABSTRACT: We report the first heterotelechelic helical poly(methacrylamide) (PMAc) bearing orthogonal supramolecular binding sites on its chain-ends synthesized through a combination of reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization and thiol-bromo "click" chemistry. The heterotelechelic PMAc was assembled with two monotelechelic polymers featuring different secondary structures, namely a coil-like poly(styrene) and a helical poly(isocyanide), resulting in the formation of a coil-helix-helix supramolecular triblock copolymer through orthogonal metal coordination and hydrogen bonding interactions. Triblock assembly was confirmed through 1H NMR spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and viscometry. The individual polymer blocks retained their secondary structures in the final triblock copolymer, as evidenced by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Our synthetic strategy expands the toolbox of triblock copolymers featuring structural motifs similar to the ones found in proteins and provides the potential for the development of other complex multifunctional polymeric ensembles.

SUBMITTER: Deng R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7730060 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthesis of a Heterotelechelic Helical Poly(methacrylamide) and its Incorporation into a Supramolecular Triblock Copolymer.

Deng Ru R   Milton Margarita M   Pomarico Scott K SK   Weck Marcus M  

Polymer chemistry 20190827 37


We report the first heterotelechelic helical poly(methacrylamide) (PMAc) bearing orthogonal supramolecular binding sites on its chain-ends synthesized through a combination of reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization and thiol-bromo "click" chemistry. The heterotelechelic PMAc was assembled with two monotelechelic polymers featuring different secondary structures, namely a coil-like poly(styrene) and a helical poly(isocyanide), resulting in the formation of a coil-h  ...[more]

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