Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer by Reverse Iodine Transfer Polymerization (RITP)

Abstract Iodine transfer radical homo- and diblock copolymerization of N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl] methacrylamide (DMAPMA) with methyl methacrylate (MMA) were carried out in the presence of iodine I2 and 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as chain transfer agent and initiator, respectively. Using reverse iodine transfer polymerization (RITP) method based on the in situ generation of transfer agents using molecular iodine I2. The homopolymer and copolymer were characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR. The self-assembly behaviours of diblock copolymer in water are studied by viscosity and tensiometry techniques. The water-soluble fraction of P(DMAPMA-b-MMA) block copolymer formed micelles which were investigated at 25°C in water at 0.2 mg.mL−1 concentration using a tensiometry device. Dynamic light scattering technique (DLS) was performed over a wide range of concentration to determine hydrodynamic size of the aggregates.