Abstract
Coumarin-functionalized polyethylene glycol) (PEG) monols and diols were isothermally crystallized at temperatures between 20 and 35°C before and after exposure to approximately 110Jcm-2 of ultra-violet A (λ >300nm, UVA) irradiation. Irradiation dimerized the coumarin groups and chain-extended the coumarin-functionalized PEG oligomers. The higher molecular weights reduced the crystal growth rate by as much as 50% compared to the non-irradiated coumarin-functionalized PEG oligomers under ambient crystallization conditions. Hoffman's kinetic nucleation theory was utilized to evaluate the types of nucleation that occurred for the coumarin-functionalized PEG diols (COU-PEG-COU). Crystallization regimes II and III were observed for the coumarin-modified PEG oligomers before and after exposure to UVA light.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 219-224 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Polymer Journal |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2005 |
Keywords
- Coumarin
- Crystallization
- Photochemistry
- Poly(ethylene glycol)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry
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