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  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Soft Nanomaterials

Background:

  • Hyperbranched polymers are crucial soft nanomaterials.
  • Synthesizing well-defined dendritic structures from available monomers is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a sequential polycondensation method for one-pot synthesis of hyperbranched polymers.
  • To achieve tunable structures and high branching degrees using commercial monomers.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a sequential polycondensation of difunctional haloalkane (A2-type) and trifunctional dihydroxybenzoic acid (CB2-type) monomers.
  • Utilized K2CO3 as a base, exploiting a specific reactivity sequence of functional groups.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized hyperbranched poly(ester ether)s with a high degree of branching (DB > 0.6).
  • Demonstrated facile tailoring of surface functionality by introducing monofunctional reagents.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method offers a robust approach for synthesizing hyperbranched polymers with controlled structures.
  • This offers potential for creating advanced soft nanomaterials with tailored properties.