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Molecular Reinforcement of Transparent Materials With Acrylamide-Modified Calix[4]arene as a Crosslinker

  1. Bernd Garska,
  2. Gero Maatz,
  3. Monir Tabatabai,
  4. Helmut Ritter*

Article first published online: 10 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/mame.201100354

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Garska, B., Maatz, G., Tabatabai, M. and Ritter, H. (2012), Molecular Reinforcement of Transparent Materials With Acrylamide-Modified Calix[4]arene as a Crosslinker. Macromol. Mater. Eng.. doi: 10.1002/mame.201100354

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  1. Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

*Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

Publication History

  1. Article first published online: 10 FEB 2012
  2. Manuscript Revised: 28 NOV 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 18 OCT 2011

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Keywords:

  • calix[4]arene tetraamine;
  • mechanical properties;
  • molecular reinforcement;
  • optical transparent materials;
  • transfer hydrogenation

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The synthesis of 5,11,17,23-amino-25,26,27,28-propoxycalix[4]arene (calix[4]amine, 4) starting from 5,11,17,23-nitro-25,26,27,28-propoxy-calix[4]arene (3) via microwave-assisted transfer hydrogenation is reported. Furthermore, the calix[4]amine (4) is functionalized with an acrylamide moiety. The swelling behavior in water, the influence on the glass transition temperature, and the shear modulus of a crosslinked N,N-dimethylacrylamide (NDA) polymer with 5,11,17,23-acrylamido-25,26,27,28-propoxycalix[4]arene (5) and EGDMA, respectively, are investigated.

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