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SuFEx Click: New Materials from SO x F and Silyl Ethers
Author(s) -
Yatvin Jeremy,
Brooks Karson,
Locklin Jason
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201602926
Subject(s) - silylation , click chemistry , reactivity (psychology) , polymer , chemistry , sulfonate , fluoride , inert , molecule , sulfur , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , medicine , alternative medicine , sodium , pathology
New forms of click chemistry present new opportunities in materials science. Sulfur(VI) fluoride exchange (SuFEx) is a recently discovered click reaction between molecules containing SO x F groups and silyl ethers, two functionalities that are orthogonal to all other known click chemistries, that generates sulfate or sulfonate connections upon the addition of certain organobases or fluoride sources. SuFEx also has several important advantages over other click reactions in that it is insensitive to ambient oxygen and water, and its precursor materials, especially SO x F, are chemically, UV, and thermally inert. This Concept article focuses on the unique reactivity of SuFEx and its relation to building high molecular weight polymers and surface coatings, both of which make it a powerful new tool for materials science.