Browsing by Subject "Polypeptoids"

In this work, molecular mass determination by diffusion-ordered nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was obtained for a series of poly(2-oxazoline)s, polypeptoids and poly(2-oxazine)s. The samples included linear, star like and cyclized homopolymers and block copolymers. The data was calibrated against polyethylene glycol, polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) standards. The results were compared with those obtained by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization spectrometry, size exclusion chromatography, rolling-ball viscometry and end-group analyses based on proton nuclear magnetic resonance. It was concluded that in general diffusion-ordered spectroscopy tends to give a very accurate estimation of the masses up to 30 kg/mol in deuterated water and dimethyl sulfoxide, especially after viscosity correction. In addition, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy provides a wealth of information about the samples including their structure and possible impurities. In summary, this methodology could be successfully applied to different polymers and it is invaluable in the case of absence of the standards with similar solubility to analyzed polymers since the viscosity correction enables a comparison of the results measured in different solvents.