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A convergence of photo-bergman cyclization and intramolecular chain collapse towards polymeric nanoparticles
Zhu, Benchuan,Qian, Guannan,Xiao, Yuli,Deng, Sheng,Wang, Meng,Hu, Aiguo
, p. 5330 - 5338 (2012/07/17)
Employing enediynes as crosslinking precursors, a novel yet efficient strategy, namely photo-triggered Bergman cyclization, was integrated with intramolecular chain collapse to yield polymeric nanoparticles with the size regime below 20 nm. Enediyne motif was designed delicately to possess a high photo-reactivity, with the double bond locked in a methyl benzoate ring while triple bonds substituted with phenyls. Single electron transfer-living radical polymerization was conducted to provide linear acrylate copolymers with controlled molecular weights and narrow polydispersities. Poly(butylarylate-co- 5) went through UV-irradiation with a concurrent Bergman cyclization, resulting in well-defined ultrafine polymeric nanoparticles. Results from NMR, Raman scattering, photoluminescence and UV-vis spectra corroborated the presence of conjugative structures in the polymeric nanoparticles, indicating the occurrence of photo-induced Bergman cyclization. A series of other acrylate-based nanoparticles were investigated to confirm the applicability of such a unique strategy in thermal sensitive but UV-stable polymeric structures, making photo-Bergman cyclization a promising tool towards polymeric nanoparticles.