Solvent‐Independent Molecular Weight Determination of Polymers Based on a Truly Universal Calibration

Diffusion‐ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) allows for accurate molecular weight calibration and determination that can be corrected for solvent influences. Polystyrene and poly(ethylene glycol) standards have been used to calibrate DOSY diffusion data for a variety of solvents, showing a high correla...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 61; no. 5; pp. e202114536 - n/a
Main Authors: Voorter, Pieter‐Jan, McKay, Alasdair, Dai, Jinhuo, Paravagna, Olga, Cameron, Neil R., Junkers, Tanja
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 26.01.2022
Edition:International ed. in English
Subjects:
Calibration
Diffusion ordered spectroscopy
Einstein equations
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Molecular weight
Molecular weight determination
NMR
NMR spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Polyethylene glycol
Polymers
Polystyrene
Polystyrene resins
Solvents
Universal calibration
Polymers
Diffusion ordered spectroscopy
Molecular weight determination
Universal calibration
ISSN:1433-7851, 1521-3773, 1521-3773
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Diffusion‐ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) allows for accurate molecular weight calibration and determination that can be corrected for solvent influences. Polystyrene and poly(ethylene glycol) standards have been used to calibrate DOSY diffusion data for a variety of solvents, showing a high correlation of data when the bulk viscosity of the solvent is accounted for following the Stokes–Einstein equation. In this way, a type of universal calibration is introduced that allows for determinations of average molecular weight that are at least as accurate as those of traditional size‐exclusion chromatography (SEC), if not better. Further, we demonstrate that DOSY calibrations can be used between laboratories, hence removing the need for individual calibration of setups as currently done. A universal calibration curve for molecular weight determination is presented. Diffusion coefficients of poly(styrene) and poly(ethylene glycol) standards are measured via diffusion‐ordered NMR spectroscopy. These diffusion/molecular weight relationships are calibrated to be solvent‐independent. This universal calibration creates a novel platform wherein molecular weights of unknown polymers can be found using the universal calibration curve independent of what solvent is used.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 14
content type line 23
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.202114536