Jiangtao Xu, Amir Atme, Ana Flavia Marques Martins, Kenward Jung and Cyrille Boyer
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 3321-3325
DOI:
10.1039/C4PY00193A,
Communication
A facile method for post-functionalization of polymers with side olefin groups was developed by visible light-mediated atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) employing a photoredox catalyst, fac-Ir(ppy)3. In this work, various haloalkanes and α-halocarbonyls were introduced via post-modification into the polymer chains. This communication reports the first example of successful post-modification of polymers using a photoredox catalyst.
