%0 Journal Article
%T Alkyl ¦Á-Hydroxymethyl Acrylate Monomers for Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly
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%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00839
%X Baylis¨CHillman reaction was used to afford a series of four alkyl ¦Á-hydroxymethyl acrylates, methyl (MHMA), ethyl (EHMA), isopropyl (iPrHMA), and n-butyl (nBHMA) ¦Á-hydroxymethyl acrylate, with tunable water solubility. MHMA and EHMA with high water solubility were identified as suitable candidates for aqueous dispersion polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). PISA of EHMA and MHMA using poly(ethylene glycol) macromolecular chain transfer agents (PEG45-CTA and PEG113-CTA) was investigated under either thermal or photoinitiation at 40¨C70 ˇăC. Photo-PISA at low temperatures provided both morphological transition and PEG45-PEHMAx block copolymers with narrow molecular weight distributions. iPrHMA with moderate water solubility was used for dispersion-emulsion polymerization with the formation of vesicles being observed
%U https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00839