The Synthesis of Functional Blockco- and Terpolymers Containing Polyglycidyl
Methacrylate Blocks
Susanne Höhne* and Petra Uhlmann
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden e.V., Hohe Strasse 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
conversion MMA
conversion GMA
ln[M0/Mt] MMA
ln[M0/Mt] GMA
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0
a)
3.0
ln [M0 /Mt]
Conversion / %
Correspondence to: Susanne Höhne (E-mail: hoehne@ipfdd.de)
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4
6
Time / h
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b)
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Figure S1. a) Conversion and ln[M0/Mt] as a function of time in ATRP of P(MMA-b-[MMA-coGMA])-X blockcopolymer D1 and b) Conversion and ln[M0/Mt] as a function of time in ATRP of
diblock copolymer D8 and triblock terpolymer T7
D2 PMMA block
D2 P(MMA-b-[MMA-co-GMA])
T1 P(MMA-b-[MMA-co-GMA]-b-tBA)
1000
900
800
700
Retention Time / s
600
500
Figure S2. GPC curves of diblockcopolymer D2 and triblockterpolymer T1
PDI
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1.4
1.3
1.2
PDI
Mn / 103 · g · mol-1
Mn
1.1
1.0
50
60 70 80 90
Conversion / %
100
Figure S3. Molecular weight (Mn) and polydispersity (PDI) as a function of conversion of MMA in
ATRP of diblockcopolymer D1
2
B1
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
Retention Time / s
Figure S4. GPC curves of P(MMA)-X, P(MMA-b-GMA)-X, and P(MMA-b-[MMA-co-GMA])-X
blockcopolymers
B2
B3
B4
B5
500
600
700
800
900
1000
Retention Time / s
Figure S5. GPC curves of the PtBA-Br macroinitiators B2, B3, B4, and B5
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conversion, PtBA-block
conversion, GMA-block
ln[M0/Mt], PtBA-block
ln[M0/Mt], GMA-block
2.5
80
2
60
1.5
40
1
20
0.5
0
ln[M0 /Mt]
Conversion / %
100
0
0
2
4
6
Time / h
8
S6 Conversion and ln[M0/Mt] as a function of time in ATRP of P(tBA-b-[tBA-co-GMA])-X
blockcopolymer D18
D17
T11
800
(a)
D19
T13
1000
1200
Retention Time / s
1400
800
(b)
900
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400
Retention Time / s
Figure S7. GPC curves of (a) P(tBA-b-[tBA-co-GMA]) D17 and of P(tBA-b-[tBA-co-GMA]-b-MMA)
terpolymer T11 and (b) P(tBA-b-[tBA-co-GMA]) D19 and of P(tBA-b-[tBA-co-GMA]-b-MMA)
terpolymer T13
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mass lost
derivative weight loss
0
mass / %
80
-5
60
-10
40
-15
20
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
derivative weight loss
100
-20
800
Temperature / °C
Heat Flow / mW
Figure S8. Thermogramm of P(tBA-b-[tBA-co-GMA]-b-MMA) terpolymer T11
D9, 1st heating
D9, 2nd heating
PGMA, 1st heating
PGMA, 2nd heating
3.0
1.5
40
-50
0
50
100
150
60
80
100
Temperature / °C
200
250
300
350
Temperature / °C
Figure S9. Cyclic DSC measurements of P(MMA-b-[MMA-co-GMA]) D9 and PGMA (reference)
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D17b 1st heating
D17b 2 nd heating
T10 1st heating
T10 2 nd heating
T10-T 1st heating
T10-T 2 nd heating
Heat Flow / mW
50
40
30
20
0
10
50 100 150 200
Temperature / °C
0
0
100
200
300
Temperature / °C
Figure S10. Cyclic DSC measurements of P(tBA-b-[tBA-co-GMA]-b-MMA) terpolymer T11
3.5
T12, 1st heating
T12, 2nd heating
T14, 1st heating
T14, 2nd heating
Heat Flow / mW
3.0
2.5
2.0
25
50
75 100 125
Temperature / °C
1.5
1.0
0
50
100
150
200
Temperature / °C
Figure S11. Cyclic DSC measurements of P(tBA-b-[tBA-co-GMA]-b-MMA) terpolymers T12 and T14
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