Click chemistry strategies for the accelerated synthesis of functional macromolecules

Z Geng, JJ Shin, Y Xi, CJ Hawker - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Click chemistry is one of the most powerful strategies for constructing polymeric soft
materials with precise control over architecture and functionality. In this review, we provide a …

Topology-transformable polymers: linear–branched polymer structural transformation via the mechanical linking of polymer chains

T Takata, D Aoki - Polymer Journal, 2018 - nature.com
In this review article, we discuss the synthesis and dynamic nature of macromolecular
systems that have mechanically linked polymer chains capable of undergoing a topology …

Metal-Free Synthesis of Biobased Polyisoxazolines toward Sustainable Circular Materials

JJQ Mah, CG Wang, N Surat'man… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report the synthesis of sustainable polyisoxazolines using a vanillin-derived
bifunctional nitrile oxide monomer in metal-free nitrile oxide cycloaddition polymerization …

One-pot synthesis of alternating peptides exploiting a new polymerization technique based on Ugi's 4CC reaction

Y Koyama, PG Gudeangadi - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
We developed a one-pot synthetic technique for alternating peptides. Central to this
technique is a new, catalyst-free polymerization based on Ugi's 4CC reaction. The treatment …

Macromolecular surface design: photopatterning of functional stable nitrile oxides

O Altintas, M Glassner… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The efficient trapping of photogenerated thioaldehydes with functional shelf‐stable nitrile
oxides in a 1, 3‐dipolar cycloaddition is a novel and versatile photochemical strategy for …

Synthesis of Highly Stable and Reactive Nitrile N-Oxides and Their Application as Catalyst-Free Crosslinkers

J Dou, M Xu, B Tan, H Mo, X Lu, B Wang, N Liu - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nitrile N-oxide-based click ligation is a very promising technique for polymer crosslinking
due to the unique advantages of catalyst-free and byproduct-free reactions. For this …

Stereoregular poly (methyl methacrylate) with double-clickable ω-end: synthesis and click reaction

Y Kohsaka, K Yamamoto, T Kitayama - Polymer Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Isotactic and syndiotactic poly (methyl methacrylate) s with orthogonally double-clickable
terminal ends, that is, α, β-unsaturated esters for Michael addition-type thiol–ene reactions …

Thermotriggered Catalyst-Free Modification of a Glass Surface with an Orthogonal Agent Possessing Nitrile N-Oxide and Masked Ketene Functions

S Cheawchan, S Uchida, H Sogawa, Y Koyama… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
The thermotriggered modification of surfaces was performed under catalyst-free conditions
using an orthogonal agent possessing both nitrile N-oxide and Meldrum's acid moieties. The …

Preparation of a highly reactive polymer click reagent, PEG nitrile N-oxide, and its application in block and star polymer synthesis

T Tsutsuba, H Sogawa, T Takata - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The polymer nitrile N-oxide containing poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) skeleton PEG-CNO was
synthesized via a stepwise reaction. The catalyst-free click reaction of PEG-CNO with …

Novel and processable polyimides with a N-benzonitrile side chain: thermal, mechanical and gas separation properties

M Dinari, H Ahmadizadegan - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of organo-soluble and thermally stable polyimides (PIs) with a N-benzonitrile side
group were synthesized from a new diamine monomer, 3-(bis (4-aminophenyl) amino) …