Abstract
A new series of thermo-sensitive polyethers were prepared by anionic ring-opening polymerization of glycidyl ether derivatives: glycidyl methyl ether, ethyl glycidyl ether, and ethoxyethyl glycidyl ether. The prepared polymers have controllable molecular weight with narrow molecular weight distributions. These polymers exhibit a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) in water. The LCST is altered from 14.6 to 57.7°C by decreasing the hydrophobicity of the side-chain units.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1128-1129 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Chemistry Letters |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2002 Nov 5 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
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Aoki, S., Koide, A., Imabayashi, S. I., & Watanabe, M. (2002). Novel thermosensitive polyethers prepared by anionic ring-opening polymerization of glycidyl ether derivatives. Chemistry Letters, (11), 1128-1129. https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.2002.1128