Abstract
Abstract The synthesis of amphiphilic rod-coil block copolymers with a poly( p -phenylene vinylene) (PPV) rod-like block using a Click chemistry approach is investigated and a facile reaction pathway towards poly( p -phenylene vinylene)- block -poly(ethylene glycol) (PPV- b -PEG) block copolymers is presented. To reach this aim, an alkyne-functionalized PPV block (synthesized from anionic sulfinyl precursor route polymerization) was synthesized and subsequently coupled to azide-functionalized poly(ethylene glycol) of different lengths. Self-assembly of these materials in aqueous solution demonstrate successful micelle formation with core–shell morphology and different sizes for these PPV- b -PEG block copolymers as is confirmed by TEM and DLS measurements respectively.
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