Molecular weight analysis of water‐soluble poly(phenylene ethynylene)s using MALDI‐TOF MS
2017
Wu, Jiatao | Tan, Chunyan | Zhou, Xinwen | Tan, Ying | Yang, Pengyuan | Jiang, Yuyang
Molecular weights of seven poly(phenylene ethynylene)‐based water‐soluble conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) obtained through Sonogashira coupling are determined by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF MS). A standard sample preparation protocol is developed to characterize the seven CPEs using 2,5‐dihydroxybenzoic acid as the matrix (M) and AgTFA as the cationization reagent (CR). High‐quality MALDI mass spectra are obtained at volume mixing ratios (CPE/M/CR) of 5/5/1 for anionic polymers (P1–P4) and 5/50/1 for cationic polymers (P5–P7). Molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, and end‐group information are analyzed. The effects of molecular weight of CPEs on optical and quenching properties are also studied. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 2537–2543
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