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Ionization of amphiphilic acidic block copolymers

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The ionization behavior of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer poly(n-butyl acrylate50%-stat-acrylic acid50%)100-block- poly(acrylic acid)100 (P(nBA50%-stat-AA 50%)100-b-PAA100, DH50) and of its equivalent triblock copolymer P(nBA50%-stat-AA50%) 100-b-PAA200-b-P(nBA50%-stat-AA 50%)100 (TH50) were studied by potentiometric titration either in pure water or in 0.5 M NaCl. These polymers consist of a hydrophilic acidic block (PAA) connected to a hydrophobic block, P(nBA50%-stat- AA50%)100, whose hydrophobic character has been mitigated by copolymerization with hydrophilic units. We show that all AA units, even those in the hydrophobic block could be ionized. However, the AA units within the hydrophobic block were less acidic than those in the hydrophilic block, resulting in the preferential ionization of the latter block. The preferential ionization of PAA over that of P(nBA50%-stat-AA50%) 100 was stronger at higher ionic strength. Remarkably, the covalent bonds between the PAA and P(nBA50%-stat-AA50%) 100 blocks in the diblock or the triblock did not affect the ionization of each block, although the self-association of the block copolymers into spherical aggregates modified the environment of the PAA blocks compared to when PAA was molecularly dispersed. © 2012 American Chemical Society.

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hal-01567836 , version 1 (24-07-2017)

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O. Colombani, Elise Deniau-Lejeune, C. Charbonneau, C. Chassenieux, Taco Nicolai. Ionization of amphiphilic acidic block copolymers. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2012, 116 (25), pp.7560-7565. ⟨10.1021/jp3012377⟩. ⟨hal-01567836⟩
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