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Light‐Induced Modular Ligation of Conventional RAFT Polymers
Author(s) -
Oehlenschlaeger Kim K.,
Mueller Jan O.,
Heine Niklas B.,
Glassner Mathias,
Guimard Nathalie K.,
Delaittre Guillaume,
Schmidt Friedrich G.,
BarnerKowollik Christopher
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201206905
Subject(s) - raft , modular design , chain transfer , computer science , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , polymer , fragmentation (computing) , chemistry , polymerization , organic chemistry , programming language , radical polymerization
Making light work of RAFT conjugation : A non‐activated RAFT agent at the end of RAFT polymers can readily be coupled with ortho ‐quinodimethanes (photoenols) in a photo‐triggered Diels–Alder reaction under mild conditions without catalyst (see scheme). The method is universal and opens the door for the conjugation of a large number of RAFT‐prepared polymers with photoenol‐functionalized (macro)molecules. (RAFT=reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer.)