PMID- 36153849 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230209 LR - 20230209 IS - 1521-3927 (Electronic) IS - 1022-1336 (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 3 DP - 2023 Feb TI - Pyrrolidinium-Based Hyperbranched Anion Exchange Membranes with Controllable Microphase Separated Morphology for Alkaline Fuel Cells. PG - e2200669 LID - 10.1002/marc.202200669 [doi] AB - It is well acknowledged that the microphase-separated morphology of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) is of vital importance for membrane properties utilized in alkaline fuel cells. Herein, a rigid macromolecule poly(methyldiallylamine) (PMDA) is incorporated to regulate the microphase morphology of hyperbranched AEMs. As expected, the hyperbranched poly(vinylbenzyl chloride) (HB-PVBC) is guided to distribute along PMDA chains, and longer PMDA cha leads to a more distinct microphase morphology with interconnected ionic channels. Consequently, high chloride conductivity of 10.49 mS cm(-1) at 30 degrees C and suppressed water swelling ratio lower than 30% at 80 degrees C are obtained. Furthermore, the beta-H of pyrrolidinium cations in the non-antiperiplanar position increases the energy barrier of beta-H elimination, leading to conformationally disfavored Hofmann elimination and increased alkaline stability. This strategy is anticipated to provide a feasible way for preparing hyperbranched AEMs with clear microphase morphology and good overall properties for alkaline fuel cells. CI - (c) 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Duan, Xiaoqin AU - Duan X AD - Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China. FAU - Zhu, Xiang AU - Zhu X AD - Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China. FAU - Li, Gege AU - Li G AD - Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China. FAU - Xia, Ru AU - Xia R AD - Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China. FAU - Qian, Jiasheng AU - Qian J AD - Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China. FAU - Ge, Qianqian AU - Ge Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1485-8414 AD - Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China. LA - eng GR - 21808001/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - KJ2021A0032/Key Natural Science Project of Anhui Provincial Education Department/ GR - GXXT-2019-017/University Collaborative Innovation Projects of Anhui Province/ GR - Research Foundation/ GR - J04100301/College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering of Anhui University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221003 PL - Germany TA - Macromol Rapid Commun JT - Macromolecular rapid communications JID - 9888239 RN - 0 (Chlorides) RN - 49773-20-8 (2-aminoethylmethyl sulfone) RN - 0 (Anions) RN - 0 (Halogens) SB - IM MH - *Chlorides MH - Anions MH - Electric Conductivity MH - *Halogens OTO - NOTNLM OT - alkaline fuel cells OT - anion exchange membranes OT - microphase separation OT - pyrrolidinium cations EDAT- 2022/09/26 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/10 06:00 CRDT- 2022/09/25 17:00 PHST- 2022/09/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/08/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/25 17:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/marc.202200669 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Macromol Rapid Commun. 2023 Feb;44(3):e2200669. doi: 10.1002/marc.202200669. Epub 2022 Oct 3.