POLYMERS OF 1-AZABICYCLOOCTANE[4,2,0] .3. MODIFICATION OF POLYSTYRENE-BLOCK-POLY-1-AZABICYCLOOCTANE[4,2,0]

Polystyrene-block-poly-1-azabicyclooctane[4,2,0] has been modified by protonation or alkylation of the polyamine moiety. Short chain alkyl iodides lead to quantitatively quarternized products while longer alkyl chains or alkyl-bromides give incomplete conversion. The viscosimetric behavior of the charged blockcopolymers is dominated by the polyelectrolyte block although the polyelectrolyte effect is drastically reduced by the presence of the polystyrene block. The blockcopolymers are insoluble in water, but concentrated solutions of the polymers in DMF can be diluted with any amount of water without any precipitation. Although the blockcopolymers have an amphiphilic structure they do not exhibit any surface activity. In a water/DMF (9/1) solution the polymers have a core-shell micelle-like structure of collapsed polystyrene block which is solubilized by the surrounding polyelectrolyte block.