Phosphonium-Based Polyzwitterions: Influence of Ionic Structure and Association on Mechanical Properties

• Published in: Macromolecules Vol. 53; no. 24; pp. 11009 - 11018
• Main Authors: Scott, Philip J, Spiering, Glenn A, Wang, Yangyang, Seibers, Zach D, Moore, Robert B, Kumar, Rajeev, Lokitz, Bradley S, Long, Timothy E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 22.12.2020
• Subjects: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ionomer; phosphonium sulfobetaine; polybetaine; polyzwitterion; zwitterionomer

This manuscript describes a synthetic strategy and structure–property investigation of unprecedented phosphonium-based zwitterionic homopolymers (polyzwitterions) and random copolymers (zwitterionomers). Free radical polymerization of 4-(diphenylphosphino)­styrene (DPPS) provided neutral polymers co...