ROMP (co)polymers with pendent alkyne side groups: post-polymerization modification employing thiol–yne and CuAAC coupling chemistries
Johannes A. van Hensbergen,Robert P. Burford,Andrew B. Lowe
Polymer Chemistry Pub Date : 06/03/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4PY00604F
Abstract

The synthesis of a series of copolymers via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) containing pendent trimethylsilyl-protected alkyne functional groups is described. Deprotection of the protected ynes yields copolymers with free alkyne functionality that can be utilized as a reactive handle for thiol–yne (TYC) and Cu-catalyzed alkyne–azide coupling (CuAAC) either independently or together.

Graphical abstract: ROMP (co)polymers with pendent alkyne side groups: post-polymerization modification employing thiol–yne and CuAAC coupling chemistries