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Title: | SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZED [2.2] PARACYCLOPHANE PRECURSORS FOR FUNCTIONAL POLY(PARA-XYLYLENE) THIN FILM DEPOSITION |
Authors: | Rahimi Razin, Saeid |
Advisor: | Moran-Mirabal, Jose M. |
Department: | Chemistry |
Keywords: | [2.2]Paracyclophane, Poly(para-xylylene), CVD polymerization, Amine-functionalization, Stability of primary amines |
Abstract: | Functionalized poly(para-xylylene) (PPX) coatings can be useful for biomaterials applications due to their biocompatibility and useful chemistry for the immobilization of biomolecules. However, their application is not widespread due to the difficulty in synthesizing the corresponding precursors. Here, a two-step method for amine functionalization of [2.2]paracyclophane (PCP) via direct nitration and reduction is developed. Nitration at super acidic conditions and temperatures as low as -78 °C, improved the stability of PCP toward strong acids and successfully minimized side reactions such as oxidation and polymerization. This procedure resulted in quantitative yields of 4-nitro-PCP, which was successively reduced by Raney nickel catalysis with sodium borohydride. Compared to the many other reduction systems, this method is simple, inexpensive and applicable in large scales. Additionally, carboxylation of PCP using the Freidel-Crafts acylation was attempted and so far, we have been able to show the synthesis of intermediate acylated products. Then, through the chemical vapour deposition polymerization of amino-PCP amine-functionalized poly(para-xylylene) (PPX-A) thin films were coated on Si wafer substrates. The substrates coated with PPX-A showed a higher surface energy compared with those of coated with un-substituted or chlorine substituted PPX films. Furthermore, results of the surface characterization demonstrated that the CVD process was able to transfer the functionalities of the precursors to deposited polymer films without alteration. However, the stability of primary amine groups in air and aqueous solutions is a matter of concern. Aging of amino-PCP and corresponding PPX-A films showed a decrease in the amount of primary amines which was accompanied by the appearance and increase of oxygen, indicating that the decrease of available amine groups is associated with oxidation. Nevertheless, both aminated precursor and polymer films remained intact under argon. The method presented here has great potential for widespread application of PPX-A as a convenient biomaterial for microarrays and cell culture. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/16806 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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