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Author(s) -
Shahrokhinia Ali,
Biswas Priyanka,
Reuther James F.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
eISSN - 2642-4169
pISSN - 2642-4150
DOI - 10.1002/pol.20210596
Subject(s) - polymerization , orthogonality , copolymer , polymer , polymer science , cover (algebra) , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , computer science , organic chemistry , mathematics , engineering , mechanical engineering , geometry
Chemical orthogonality, defined as 100% selectivity in chemical reactions, has proven to be a powerful concept making significant impacts in the fields of synthetic organic chemistry, chemical biology, and materials science. The review by James F. Reuther and coworkers on page 1748 details the recent advancements towards the use of chemically orthogonal reactions in synthetic polymer chemistry, allowing the synthesis of complex, structurally diverse polymer microstructures and topologies. Utilization of orthogonal “click” chemistry post‐polymerization yielded complex materials that are not possible using traditional polymerization techniques. The advent of stimuli‐triggered orthogonal polymerization methods that differ in mechanism has provided streamlined, one‐pot routes to unique block and bottle‐brush copolymer structures simplifying procedures for synthesis and purification. (DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210345 )