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Effect of n-Alkyl Side Chain Length on the Thermal and Rheological Properties of PolyN-(3-(alkylamino)-N-(3-(isopropylamino)-3-oxopropyl)acrylamide) Homopolymers

  • Archana Kumari
  • , Sambhav Vishwakarma
  • , Kheyanath Mitra
  • , Chuangbi Chen
  • , Shuming Cui
  • , Biswajit Maiti
  • , Sourov Mondal
  • , Chandra Sekhar Biswas
  • , Pralay Maiti
  • , Florian J. Stadler*
  • , Biswajit Ray*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Four new N-isopropylacrylamide- and N-n-alkyl amine-based acrylamide monomers, N-(3-(alkylamino)-N-(3-(isopropylamino)-3-oxopropyl) acrylamide (Mn) (n = 4, 8, 10, 12) are successfully synthesized and polymerized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization (polyMn, n = 4, 8, 10, and 12), which are characterized by gel permeation chromatography, 1H NMR, Fourier transform infra red spectroscopy, thermo-gravimetry-differential thermal analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and rheology. All polymers are thermally stable and undergo a two-step degradation process at ≈280 and ≈375 °C. Glass transition temperature (Tg)s of these polymers decrease gradually from 99.6 to 52.5 °C with increasing n-alkyl side chain length. The rheology of these polymers in melt state agrees to a typical Rouse-melt behavior and allows for confirming the Tg determined from DSC. Benzyl alcohol solution rheology proves a weak structural build-up, in particular for polyM12. Comparison of the quantum chemical calculations of polyMns with n = 4–8 reveals increase in backbone helicity with increasing n-alkyl side chain length.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2100118
JournalMacromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume222
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • characterization
  • density functional theory calculations
  • polyN-(3-(alkylamino)-N-(3-(isopropylamino)-3-oxopropyl)acrylamide)
  • rheological properties
  • synthesis
  • thermal properties

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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