Water-soluble PEG grafted lignin-based polymers （AL-azo-PEG） were efficiently synthesized by macromolecular azo coupling reaction between alkali lignin and PEG based macromolecular diazonium salts in alkaline water....Water-soluble PEG grafted lignin-based polymers （AL-azo-PEG） were efficiently synthesized by macromolecular azo coupling reaction between alkali lignin and PEG based macromolecular diazonium salts in alkaline water. This one-step PEGylation method showed many advantages such as high efficiency, controllable grafting radio, extremely mild conditions and without organic solvents. The prepared AL-azo-PEG polymers were well characterized by using various spectroscopic methods including UV-vis, FTIR and 1H NMR spectra. Experimental results showed that the synthesized polymers had good solubility both in water over a wide pH range （pH 2-12） and in the majority of organic solvents, which helped to easily fabricate self-assembly colloidal particles and nanofibers by vapor diffusion method and electrospinning method, respectively, The azobenzene linkages generated by the macromolecular azo coupling reaction also brought photo-responsive properties to the prepared polymers.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21474056.21674058)Fund of Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education(No. 2017AML03)
文摘Water-soluble PEG grafted lignin-based polymers （AL-azo-PEG） were efficiently synthesized by macromolecular azo coupling reaction between alkali lignin and PEG based macromolecular diazonium salts in alkaline water. This one-step PEGylation method showed many advantages such as high efficiency, controllable grafting radio, extremely mild conditions and without organic solvents. The prepared AL-azo-PEG polymers were well characterized by using various spectroscopic methods including UV-vis, FTIR and 1H NMR spectra. Experimental results showed that the synthesized polymers had good solubility both in water over a wide pH range （pH 2-12） and in the majority of organic solvents, which helped to easily fabricate self-assembly colloidal particles and nanofibers by vapor diffusion method and electrospinning method, respectively, The azobenzene linkages generated by the macromolecular azo coupling reaction also brought photo-responsive properties to the prepared polymers.
