Synthesis Of cyclic polymers with active esters for the preparation of functional materials

Trokajlo, Peter

Synthesis Of cyclic polymers with active esters for the preparation of functional materials

dc.contributor.author	Trokajlo, Peter
dc.contributor.examiningcommittee	Hultin, Philip (Chemistry) Liu, Song (Chemistry) Ho, Emmanuel (Pharmacy)	en_US
dc.contributor.supervisor	Herbert, David (Chemistry)	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2017-09-07T20:09:34Z
dc.date.available	2017-09-07T20:09:34Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.degree.discipline	Chemistry	en_US
dc.degree.level	Master of Science (M.Sc.)	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Universal cyclic scaffolds of acrylate polymers with pentafluorophenyl active ester groups were synthesized using the α, ω- ring closing method and confirmed with a variety of characterization techniques. The incorporation of the active ester into the universal scaffold allows for alteration of the side groups by post polymerization modification. The preparation of this universal cyclic scaffold lays the synthetic foundation for materials that take advantage of cyclic polymer properties. Prerequisite linear poly(pentafluorophenyl methacrylate) was prepared possessing well-defined photoactive end groups and the conditions for the hetero Diels-Alder ring closing reaction were optimized. The synthesis of a series of phenanthridine and quinolone based fluorophores was explored for post polymerization modification. A series of linear and cyclic polymers with active esters were substituted to comparable degrees with a phenanthridine-based fluorophore and of the two topologies the cyclic polymers exhibited the expected enhanced emissivity.	en_US
dc.description.note	October 2017	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32504
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.rights	open access	en_US
dc.subject	cyclic polymers	en_US
dc.title	Synthesis Of cyclic polymers with active esters for the preparation of functional materials	en_US
dc.type	master thesis	en_US