Research Article

Fast and Convenient Synthesis of Amine-Terminated Polylactide as a Macroinitiator for -Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-Lysine-N-Carboxyanhydrides

Table 1

Molecular weight characterization of BocNH-PLLA homopolymers.

Sample (mol)MnaMnbMncPDIMndMnb/Mnd

PLLA10101440154426801.2115271.01
PLLA25253600348764231.2436610.95
PLLA505072007663138481.5278930.97
PLLA1001001440015295286571.48163340.94
PLLA1501502160022927395691.46225541.02
PLLA2002002800033295554361.61315991.05

aCalculated from the free ratio. bCalculated from the 1H NMR (see Figure 2). cObtained from GPC based on the PS calibration. dCorrected GPC result, .