Abstract
Well-defined mikto-topology star polystyrene composed of one cyclic arm and four linear arms was synthesized by a combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) click reaction. First, the bromine-alkyne α,ω-linear polystyrenes containing four hydroxyl groups protected with acetone-based ketal groups were synthesized by ATRP of styrene using a designed initiator. Then, the bromine end-group was converted to the azide and the linear polystyrene was cyclized intra-molecularly by the CuAAC reaction. The four hydroxyl groups were released by deprotection and then esterified with 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide to produce a cyclic polymer bearing four ATRP initiating units. By subsequent ATRP of styrene to grow linear polymers with the cyclic polystyrene as a macroinitiator, the mikto-topology star polymers were prepared. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012
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