Chromatography of functional polymers: A new approach to the characterization of reactive polymers obtained by chemical modification

Miroslav Petro, Frantisek Svec, Jean M.J. Fréchet*, Shah A. Haque, Hsien C. Wang

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Abstract

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been used to complement size-exclusion (gel permeation) chromatography (SEC) for the characterization of functional polymers. Whereas SEC is unable to detect compositional changes, HPLC in an appropriate interacting medium can provide detailed information on compositional changes occurring during chemical modification of a polymer. The method has been demonstrated using a normal-phase column consisting of porous monodisperse 10 μm poly(2,3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) beads that have a homogeneous coverage of aliphatic hydroxyl groups for the analysis of brominated poly(isobutylene-co-4-methylstyrene). Differences of well below 1 mol % of bromomethylstyrene units are easily detected and quantified.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1173-1180
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume35
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bromination
  • Chemical composition distribution
  • HPLC
  • Liquid chromatography
  • Monodisperse particles
  • Poly(isobutylene-co-4-methylstyrene)
  • Porous polymer beads

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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