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Block Copolymers of Poly(N-Vinyl Pyrrolidone) and Poly(Vinyl Esters) Bearing N-alkyl Side-Groups via RAFT Polymerization Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Properties

Version 1 : Received: 9 August 2024 / Approved: 9 August 2024 / Online: 12 August 2024 (04:37:10 CEST)

How to cite: Roka, N.; Papazoglou, P. T.; Pitsikalis, M. Block Copolymers of Poly(N-Vinyl Pyrrolidone) and Poly(Vinyl Esters) Bearing N-alkyl Side-Groups via RAFT Polymerization Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Properties. Preprints 2024, 2024080732. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0732.v1 Roka, N.; Papazoglou, P. T.; Pitsikalis, M. Block Copolymers of Poly(N-Vinyl Pyrrolidone) and Poly(Vinyl Esters) Bearing N-alkyl Side-Groups via RAFT Polymerization Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Properties. Preprints 2024, 2024080732. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0732.v1

Abstract

Amphiphilic block copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP) and various vinyl esters (VEs), PNVP-b-PVEs, namely vinyl butyrate (VBu), vinyl decanoate (VDc) and vinyl stearate (VSt) were synthesized by RAFT polymerization techniques. The sequential addition of monomers methodology was employed starting from the polymerization of NVP followed by the polymerization of the VEs monomer. The reaction was conducted at 80oC in dioxane solutions using AIBN as initiator and O-ethyl S-(phthalimidylmethyl) xanthate as the CTA. The block copolymers were characterized by Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) and NMR spectroscopy. The thermal transitions of the copolymers were studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), whereas their thermal stability via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Thermogravimetry (DTG).

Keywords

poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (NVP); poly(vinyl esters) (VEs); block copolymers; RAFT polymerization, thermal analysis; thermal stability

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics

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