Open AccessRapid synthesis of block and cyclic copolymers via click chemistry in the presence of copper nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Pressly Eric D.,
Amir Roey J.,
Hawker Craig J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1099-0518
pISSN - 0887-624X
DOI - 10.1002/pola.24504
Subject(s) - copolymer , click chemistry , copper , nanoparticle , polymer , yield (engineering) , polymer chemistry , coupling reaction , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , catalysis , organic chemistry , metallurgy
A new method for the rapid and efficient coupling of homopolymers to yield diblock and triblock copolymers as well as cyclic polymers using the 3 + 2 π Huisgen copper catalyzed cycloaddition reaction has been developed. This facile method utilizes commercially available Cu nanoparticles that are tolerant to O 2 , easily removable and recyclable. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011