title: Diels-Alder chemistry on alkene functionalized films.
abstract: A substrate-independent method has been devised for ring formation at solid surfaces. This entails the aminolysis reaction of allylamine with maleic anhydride pulsed plasma polymer films to yield terminal alkene groups at the surface. Subsequent exposure to 1,3-cyclohexadiene leads to a Diels-Alder type (4 + 2) cycloaddition reaction to give a mixture of endo- and exo-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene rings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, England.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roucoules
authors.forename: Corinne A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fail
authors.forename: Wayne C E
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: Declan O H
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Teare
authors.forename: Jas Pal S
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Badyal