Issue 41, 2008

Metal free thiol–maleimide ‘Click’ reaction as a mild functionalisation strategy for degradable polymers

Abstract

The stoichiometric reaction between thiols and maleimide-functional poly(ester)s is demonstrated to be a quantitative, tolerant, mild and efficient method for polymer modification.

Graphical abstract: Metal free thiol–maleimide ‘Click’ reaction as a mild functionalisation strategy for degradable polymers

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 May 2008
Accepted
22 Jul 2008
First published
29 Sep 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 5158-5160

Metal free thiol–maleimide ‘Click’ reaction as a mild functionalisation strategy for degradable polymers

R. J. Pounder, M. J. Stanford, P. Brooks, S. P. Richards and A. P. Dove, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5158 DOI: 10.1039/B809167F

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