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Enzyme-catalyzed quantitative chain-end functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol)s under solventless conditions

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Seo, KS; Castano, M; Casiano, M; Wesdemiotis, C; Becker, ML; Puskas, JE
Published in: RSC Advances
January 1, 2014

This is the first report of quantitative vinyl chain-end functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol)s (PEGs) with reduced environmental effects and renewable catalysis. Divinyl adipate (DVA) was transesterified using Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) supported on an acrylic resin at 50 °C under dry nitrogen and solventless conditions. After the reactions CALB was removed by filtration and excess DVA was recovered by hexane extraction followed by distillation for reuse. 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry was used to analyze the structure and purity of the products. The effects of DVA excess and PEG chain length were investigated. Model experiments with tetra(ethylene glycol) (TEG) led to polycondensation. At DVA/TEG 20/1 molar ratio ∼82% of the product was Vinyl-TEG-Vinyl, together with vinyl-telechelic dimers and trimers. When reacting monomethoxy MeO-PEG-OH of Mn = 1100 g mol-1 under the same conditions, pure MeO-PEG-Vinyl was obtained with no coupling. MeO-PEG-OH with Mn = 2000 g mol-1 gave pure MeO-PEG-Vinyl at 5 molar excess of DVA. With HO-PEG-OH1000 of Mn = 1000 g mol-1 at DVA/PEG 20/1 molar ratio no polycondensation and only 2% coupled product was found, while HO-PEG-OH with Mn = 2000 g mol-1 under the same conditions gave pure telechelic Vinyl-PEG-Vinyl. © 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

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RSC Advances

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2046-2069

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

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4

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4

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1683 / 1688

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  • 34 Chemical sciences
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Seo, K. S., Castano, M., Casiano, M., Wesdemiotis, C., Becker, M. L., & Puskas, J. E. (2014). Enzyme-catalyzed quantitative chain-end functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol)s under solventless conditions. RSC Advances, 4(4), 1683–1688. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra46070c
Seo, K. S., M. Castano, M. Casiano, C. Wesdemiotis, M. L. Becker, and J. E. Puskas. “Enzyme-catalyzed quantitative chain-end functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol)s under solventless conditions.” RSC Advances 4, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 1683–88. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra46070c.
Seo KS, Castano M, Casiano M, Wesdemiotis C, Becker ML, Puskas JE. Enzyme-catalyzed quantitative chain-end functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol)s under solventless conditions. RSC Advances. 2014 Jan 1;4(4):1683–8.
Seo, K. S., et al. “Enzyme-catalyzed quantitative chain-end functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol)s under solventless conditions.” RSC Advances, vol. 4, no. 4, Jan. 2014, pp. 1683–88. Scopus, doi:10.1039/c3ra46070c.
Seo KS, Castano M, Casiano M, Wesdemiotis C, Becker ML, Puskas JE. Enzyme-catalyzed quantitative chain-end functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol)s under solventless conditions. RSC Advances. 2014 Jan 1;4(4):1683–1688.
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Published In

RSC Advances

DOI

EISSN

2046-2069

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

Volume

4

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1683 / 1688

Related Subject Headings

  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences