Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.34, No.7, 1155-1164, 1996
Synthesis and Properties of Poly(Acrylamide)S Containing Both Long-Chain Alkyl-Groups and Phosphatidylcholine Analogs in the Side-Chains
A series of new phospholipid analogous acrylamide monomers (4a-e) containing long alkyl chains as hydrophobic groups and containing phosphatidylcholine analogues as hydrophilic group were synthesized in high yields. The homopolymerizations and copolymerization (4b with 4e) were carried out in the presence of a radical initiator. The structures and thermal properties of these polymers were investigated by x-ray diffraction analysis, DSC, and polarizing microscopy measurements. It has been revealed that these homopolymers (5b, 5c, and 5d) which bear saturated long-hydrocarbon chains in the side chains exhibited not only orderly stacked bilayer structures at room temperature but also clear liquid crystalline behavior within a wide temperature range. The viscosity behavior of all polymers was found similar to usual polyelectrolytes in porlar solvent. The polymers obtained were also characterized by H-1-NMR, IR, and melting point, respectively.