Abstract
Novel bis(perfluorophenyl azides) coupling agents, containing spacer arms from ethylene or ethylene glycol subunits, were successfully synthesized. Nitrenes photogenerated from these novel bis(PFPA) coupling agents were applied successfully to the cross-linking of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO10,000) in either aqueous medium or at the solid state, thus, we demonstrated the potential of these bis(PFPA) molecules as promising coupling agents in surface engineering. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1110-1117 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Reactive and Functional Polymers |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2011 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: This work was supported by a grant from the Wallonia region (Belgium) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Environmental Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry