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Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.54, No.14, 2148-2155, 2016
Supramolecular Network Polymers Formed from Polyamidine and Carboxy-Terminated Telechelic Poly(n-butyl acrylate) via Amidinium-Carboxylate Salt Bridges
We have prepared the amidinium-carboxylate salt bridge-based supramolecular network polymers from a carboxy-terminated telechelic poly(n-butyl acrylate) and a linear polyamidine having N,N'-di-substituted acetamidine group in the main chain. FTIR measurements indicated that the salt bridge was attributed to the three-dimensional network formation. Virtually, no fluidity was observed for the blend containing equimolar amounts of the carboxyl group and the amidine group, which showed a high G' value of about 1 MPa at -5 degrees C. For comparison, the supramolecular network polymers crosslinked by ammonium-carboxylate salt were prepared using a linear polyethyleneimine instead of the polyamidine. The blend with equimolar amounts of the carboxyl group and the secondary amino group showed liquid-like fluidity with a G' value of about 0.01 MPa at 25 degrees C, which was attributed to the fact that a certain amount of the carboxyl group remained as its free form, as evidenced by FTIR analysis. (C) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.