title: Degradable fluorescent single-chain nanoparticles based on metathesis polymers.
abstract: We introduce the facile synthesis of fluorescent single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) based on chain-shattering acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymers featuring self-immolative azobenzene motifs. An electrophilic alkoxyetherification is utilized to introduce the photoreactive moieties required for the subsequent chain collapse via UV-induced nitrile imine-mediated tetrazole-ene cycloaddition (NITEC).
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany and Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany. hatice.mutlu@kit.edu christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Janin T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Offenloch
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany and Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany. hatice.mutlu@kit.edu christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Willenbacher
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry and Institute for Biological Interfaces 4 - Magnetic Resonance, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Pavleta
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tzvetkova
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany and Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany. hatice.mutlu@kit.edu christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Carolin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heiler
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany and Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany. hatice.mutlu@kit.edu christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4683-0515
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.affiliation: Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany and Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany. hatice.mutlu@kit.edu christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu and School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, QLD 4000, Brisbane, Australia. christopher.barnerkowollik@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barner-Kowollik