Functional polymer from high molecular weight linear polyols and polyurethane-based crosslinking units: Synthesis, characterization, and boron retention properties.

The objective of this work was to synthesize functional polymers, with boron removal properties, from high molecular weight linear polyols based on N-methyl-D-glucamine (NMDG) and polyurethane units as crosslinking reagent. For that, (4-vinylbenzyl)-N-methyl-D-glucamine monomer (VbNMDG) was synthesized from vinylbenzyl chloride and NMDG, and subsequently, high molecular weight linear poly(VbNMDG) was obtained by radical free polymerization. Later, polymer dots were obtained from poly( VbNMDG) and urethanization reactions using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate at room temperature. Monomers and polymers were characterized by different techniques (FTIR, DLS, elemental analysis, H¹-NMR). In addition, boron retention properties were studied by diafiltration technique using the azomethine-H method. It was concluded that synthesis of polymer dots, with high boron retention capacity, can be easily synthesized by procedure described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]