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6657060 
Journal Article 
Hydrophilic and amphiphilic copolymers of 2,3-epoxypropanol-1 
Dworak, A; Panchev, I; Trzebicka, B; Walach, W; , 
2000 
1 
Macromolecular Symposia
ISSN: 1022-1360
EISSN: 1521-3900 
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH 
BERLIN 
Macromolecular Symposia 
153 
233-242 
English 
WOS:000087720400022 
Conditions for living or controlled polymerization of glycidol (2,3-epoxypropanol-1) with hydroxyl group protected via acetalization are described. Based upon these findings hydrophilic di- and triblock copolymers of glycidol and ethylene oxide were synthesized and their swelling behavior after crosslinking investigated. Initiation of the polymerization of protected glycidol with polystyrene dianion leads to amphiphilic polyglycidol-block-polystyrene-block-polyglycidol which forms micelles in selected solvents. Termination of the living polymerization of protected grycidol with p-chloromethylstyrene yields a reactive surfactant, which stabilizes water emulsion of styrene and allows the synthesis of polystyrene microspheres. 
International Symposium on Recent Advances in Ring Opening (Metathesis) Pollmerization (RO(M)P 99) 
MONS, BELGIUM