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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Poly(iminoethylene)
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| Other names
Polyaziridine, Poly[imino(1,2-ethanediyl)]
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| Identifiers | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.123.818 |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| (C2H5N)n, linear form | |
| Molar mass | 43.04 (repeat unit), mass of polymer variable |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Polyethylenimine (PEI) or polyaziridine is a polymer with repeating units composed of the amine group and two carbon aliphatic CH2CH2 spacers. Linear polyethyleneimines contain all secondary amines, in contrast to branched PEIs which contain primary, secondary and tertiary amino groups. Totally branched, dendrimeric forms were also reported.[1] PEI is produced on an industrial scale and finds many applications usually derived from its polycationic character.[2]
Linear PEI fragment
Typical branched PEI fragment
PEI dendrimer generation 4
- ^ Yemul, Omprakash; Imae, Toyoko (2008). "Synthesis and characterization of poly(ethyleneimine) dendrimers". Colloid & Polymer Science. 286 (6–7): 747–752. doi:10.1007/s00396-007-1830-6. S2CID 98538201.
- ^ Davidson, Robert L.; Sittig, Marshall (1968). Water-soluble resins. Reinhold Book Corp. ISBN 978-0278916135.