Abstract
Poly(α-peptoid)s (N-substituted polyglycines) are interesting peptidomimetic biomaterials that have been discussed for many applications. Poly(β-peptoid)s (N-substituted poly-β-alanines), although equally intriguing, have received much less attention. Here we present results that suggest that while N-substituted β-alanine N-carboxyanhydrides can undergo a living nucleophilic ring-opening polymerization, the solubility of poly(β-peptoid)s can be very poor, which contributes to the limited accessibility using other synthetic approaches. The living character of the polymerization was utilized for the preparation of the first polymerized amphiphilic block copoly-β-peptoid. Our results may open a new route towards highly defined functional poly(β-peptoid)s which could represent biomaterials. © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1714-1719 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 3 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUK-F1-029-32
Acknowledgements: This publication is based on work supported by Award No. KUK-F1-029-32, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). We would like to thank Prof. Dr. Rainer Jordan for providing facilities and support. R. L. would like to acknowledge financial support by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.