Journal
CRYSTALS
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cryst12050742
Keywords
spiropyran; end-functionalized polymer; living cationic polymerization; photoresponsive polymer
Funding
- JSPS KAKENHI [26820314, 18K05235, 20K05605]
- MEXT [JPMXS0421800120]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18K05235, 20K05605, 26820314] Funding Source: KAKEN
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This study investigates a new amphipathic poly(vinyl ether) with an SP moiety, exploring its photoresponsive properties and the control of self-assembly through photoirradiation.
Due to the need to develop smart materials for a variety of applications such as catalysts and drug delivery, the development of photoresponsive polymers is receiving increasing attention. In particular, the photoisomerization of spiropyran (SP), unlike many other photoresponsive compounds, has attracted attention because it dramatically changes not only the molecular structure but also the polarity of the molecule. However, in most cases where SP is used as a photoresponsive functional group, SP is introduced in the side chain of the polymer, and few cases have been reported in which SP is introduced at the end of the polymer chain. Therefore, we designed a new amphipathic poly(vinyl ether) with an SP moiety at the end of the polymer chain. First, an initiator having an SP moiety was synthesized and used for living cationic polymerization to synthesize a poly(vinyl ether) bearing an SP moiety at the end of the polymer chain. Furthermore, we investigated the photoresponsive properties of the obtained polymers, we found that self-assembly of the amphiphilic polymers could be controlled by photoirradiation.
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