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Synthesis and characterization of novel fluorescent amphiphilic diblock copolymer

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In the present study, an amphiphilic diblock copolymer made of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(tetrahydrofuran) (PTHF) was synthesized via ring opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (CL) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) with rose bengal (RB) as a bridging agent in a two-step process. In the first step, RB–PCL was synthesized by the ROP of CL, while in the second step the diblock copolymer was prepared by the ROP of THF with RB–PCL moiety as a chemical initiator in the presence of phthalic anhydride (PAH) as a co-monomer. The diblock copolymer was characterized by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infra red (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV–visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and EDX studies.

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We express our sincere thanks to Dr. N. Sundararajan, Associate Professor of English department, KCET for his valuable help with the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Polymer Technology, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, 626 001, Tamilnadu, India

    B. Rajkumar, B. Meenarathi & R. Anbarasan

  2. Department of Chemistry, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, 626 001, Tamilnadu, India

    T. Dhanalakshmi

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Rajkumar, B., Dhanalakshmi, T., Meenarathi, B. et al. Synthesis and characterization of novel fluorescent amphiphilic diblock copolymer. Polym. Bull. 73, 2147–2163 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-016-1600-z

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