Synthesis of novel bis(perfluorophenyl azides) coupling agents: Evaluation of their performance by crosslinking of poly(ethylene oxide)

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Article
Authors
Mehenni, Hakim
Bakr, Osman cc
KAUST Department
Functional Nanomaterials Lab (FuNL)
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
Material Science and Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Date
2011-11
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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.
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Mehenni, H., & Bakr, O. M. (2011). Synthesis of novel bis(perfluorophenyl azides) coupling agents: Evaluation of their performance by crosslinking of poly(ethylene oxide). Reactive and Functional Polymers, 71(11), 1110–1117. doi:10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2011.07.011
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This work was supported by a grant from the Wallonia region (Belgium) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia).
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Journal
Reactive and Functional Polymers
DOI
10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2011.07.011
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Articles; Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division; Material Science and Engineering Program; KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC); KAUST Solar Center (KSC)