Issue 33, 2019

Aziridine-based polyaddition, post-modification, and crosslinking: can aziridine rival epoxide in polymer chemistry?

Abstract

Organocyclic compounds and their ring-opening reactions have been widely exploited in the development of important synthetic polymers and materials for numerous applications. However, although three-membered O-heterocycles, i.e., epoxides, have been used as key components in many functional materials ranging from traditional epoxy resins and hardeners to dielectric insulators and functional nanocomposites, relatively little research has been conducted on their analogous three-membered N-heterocyclic counterparts, i.e., aziridines, in polymer science and technology. Therefore, this article reviews recent achievements in aziridine-based polymer chemistry and presents a brief discussion on the future direction, particularly focusing on polyaddition, post-modification, and cross-linking based on aziridine chemistry.

Graphical abstract: Aziridine-based polyaddition, post-modification, and crosslinking: can aziridine rival epoxide in polymer chemistry?

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
03 Jul 2019
Accepted
22 Jul 2019
First published
23 Jul 2019

Polym. Chem., 2019,10, 4506-4512

Aziridine-based polyaddition, post-modification, and crosslinking: can aziridine rival epoxide in polymer chemistry?

S. Jung, S. Kang, J. Kuwabara and H. J. Yoon, Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 4506 DOI: 10.1039/C9PY00979E

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