Synthesis of sequence-controlled polymers with pendent “clickable” or hydrophilic groups via latent monomer strategy

Abstract

Herein, we designed and synthesized functional maleimide containing “clickable” or hydrophilic functional groups that was used to synthesis advanced sequence-controlled functional polymers via latent monomer strategy. A number of sequence-controlled functional polymers were synthesized by changing the polymerization temperature and controlling the initial charge ratio with highly programmable controlled temperature. Finally, a preliminary study on the thermal properties of the obtained sequence-controlled polymer revealed that the content and the distribution of the hydrophilic monomer in the polymers have a profound effect on the properties of the polymers.