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Graft copolymers from commercial chlorinated polypropylene (PP-Cl) possessing either poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) or poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) grafts are synthesized by copper (I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition ‘click’ reaction (CuAAC). For this purpose, azido-functional polypropylene is prepared by nucleophilic substitution of chlorine groups of PP-Cl with azidotrimethylsilane-tetrabutylammonium fluoride. Whereas, the clickable alkyne end-functional PEG and PCL are independently synthesized by esterification reaction of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether with 4-pentyonic acid at room temperature and ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone using stannous octoate as catalyst and propargyl alcohol as initiator. Finally, the corresponding graft copolymers, PP-g-PEG and PP-g-PCL, with different surface properties were successfully synthesized by CuAAC ‘click’ reaction under mild condition. Spectral, chromatographic and thermal analyses at various stages prove the formation of desired polypropylene-based graft copolymers with well-defined properties. Furthermore, the water contact angle values of PP-Cl, PP-g-PEG and PP-g-PCL are found as 90±1°, 78±1.8° and 83±2.1°, respectively.
Polymers, Polymer synthesis, molecular engineering, Block, Mechanical-Properties, TP1-1185, Nanocomposites, Olefin Polymerization, Water Contact Angle, Chlorinated Polypropylene, Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials, Films, Graft Copolymers, Tailor made polymers, Click chemistry, Chemical technology, Polyolefins, Transfer Radical Polymerization, Polymer Synthesis, Surface Modification, Polyethylene, Copper (I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition, graft copolymers, TA401-492, polypropylene
Polymers, Polymer synthesis, molecular engineering, Block, Mechanical-Properties, TP1-1185, Nanocomposites, Olefin Polymerization, Water Contact Angle, Chlorinated Polypropylene, Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials, Films, Graft Copolymers, Tailor made polymers, Click chemistry, Chemical technology, Polyolefins, Transfer Radical Polymerization, Polymer Synthesis, Surface Modification, Polyethylene, Copper (I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition, graft copolymers, TA401-492, polypropylene
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