Synthesis of Tosyl- and Nosyl-Ended Polyisobutylenes with High Extent of Functionalities: The Effect of Reaction Conditions.

Endfunctional polymers possess significant industrial and scientific importance. Sulfonyl endgroups, such as tosyl and nosyl endfunctionalities, due their ease of substitution are highly desired for a variety of polymer structures. The sulfonylation of hydroxyl-terminated polyisobutylene (PIB-OH), a chemically and thermally stable, biocompatible, fully saturated polymer, with tosyl chloride (TsCl) and nosyl chloride (NsCl) is presented in this study.

Nanoconfined Crosslinked Poly(ionic liquid)s with Unprecedented Selective Swelling Properties Obtained by Alkylation in Nanophase-Separated Poly(1-vinylimidazole)--poly(tetrahydrofuran) Conetworks.

Despite the great interest in nanoconfined materials nowadays, nanocompartmentalized poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) have been rarely investigated so far. Herein, we report on the successful alkylation of poly(1-vinylimidazole) with methyl iodide in bicontinuous nanophasic poly(1-vinylimidazole)--poly(tetrahydrofuran) (PVIm--PTHF) amphiphilic conetworks (APCNs) to obtain nanoconfined methylated PVImMe--PTHF poly(ionic liquid) conetworks (PIL-CNs). A high extent of alkylation (~95%) was achieved via a simple alkylation process with MeI at room temperature.

Hyperbranched polymeric ionic liquids with onion-like topology as transporters and compartmentalized systems.

A new family of hyperbranched polymeric ionic liquids ("hyperILs") with onion-like topology and facile polarity design were tailored as transporters and compartmentalized systems. Applications include transport and dispersion of water-soluble dyes and functionalized graphene nanosheets from aqueous phase into nonpolar fluids, including polymer melts.