Supramolecular Pseudorotaxane Graft Copolymer from a Crown Ether Polyester and a Complementary Paraquat-Terminated Polystyrene Guest
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Abstract
The self-assembly of a polyester containing crown ether host repeat units and a paraquat-terminated polystyrene guest provides a supramolecular pseudorotaxane graft copolymer based on the bis(m-phenylene)-32-crown-10/paraquat recognition motif. NMR chemical shift changes in solution gave evidence of the complexation of the crown ether and paraquat moieties. Solutions of the two polymers at 1:1 host:guest stoichiometry (crown ether:paraquat), but only 3 mass % crown polymer, possessed an intrinsic viscosity 1.9 times that of the paraquat-terminated polystyrene and 2.7 times that of the polyester. Differential scanning calorimetry revealed only one glass transition for a solid from evaporation of a solution at 3:1 host:guest (crown ether:paraquat) stoichiometry; this indicated complete phase mixing, as confirmed by optical microscopy and small-angle laser light scattering.
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