title: Synthesis of neoglycopolymers by a combination of "click chemistry" and living radical polymerization.
abstract: The synthesis of novel well-defined alkyne side chain functional polymers featuring narrow molecular weight distributions (PDI = 1.09-1.17) by living radical polymerization is described. Grafting of protected and unprotected carbohydrates is achieved via either a C-6 or an anomeric azide (alpha or beta) onto these polymers by Cu(I)-catalyzed "click chemistry", providing a simple and efficient route to synthetic glycopolymers. The strategy provides an extremely powerful tool for the synthesis of libraries of materials that differ only in the nature of the sugar moiety presented on a well-defined polymer scaffold. A library of multivalent ligands were then prepared following a "coclicking" synthetic protocol, and the reactivity of these glycopolymers in the presence of concanavalin A and Ricinus communis agglutinin, model lectins able to selectively bind appropriate mannose and galactose derivatives, respectively, was assessed.
authors.affiliation: Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ladmiral
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mantovani
authors.forename: Guy J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Clarkson
authors.forename: Solene
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cauet
authors.forename: Jacob L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Haddleton