Synthesis and self-organization of amphiphilic poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl methacrylate) diblock copolymers in solution and bulk

It is shown that the amphiphilic diblock copolymers poly( N -vinylpyrrolidone-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl methacrylate) can be prepared through the reaction of chain transfer to bis(pentafluorophenyl)germane during the polymerization of N -vinylpyrrolidone and the subsequent postpolymerization of isolated functional polymers in 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl methacrylate. The dilute-solution behavior and self-organizing ability of functional polymers based on poly( N -vinylpyrrolidone) containing end bis(pentafluorophenyl) groups and of amphiphilic diblock copolymers formed on their basis are studied via the methods of static and dynamic light scattering and viscometry. Surface properties at the interface of the films are estimated through the wetting technique.