One-pot tandem living radical polymerisation-Huisgens cycloaddition process ("click") catalysed by N-alkyl-2-pyridylmethanimine/Cu(I)Br complexes.
Azide terminally functional poly(methyl methacrylate)s (Mn = 4000-6000, PDI = 1.21-1.28) have been prepared by living radical polymerization and successfully reacted with alkynes in a Huisgen cycloaddition (click) reaction in one pot using the same catalyst for both processes.
Mantovani
Giuseppe
G
Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Ladmiral
Vincent
V
Tao
Lei
L
Haddleton
David M
DM