Issue 9, 2016

The use of azide–alkyne click chemistry in recent syntheses and applications of polytriazole-based nanostructured polymers

Abstract

The rapid development of efficient organic click coupling reactions has significantly facilitated the construction of synthetic polymers with sophisticated branched nanostructures. This Feature Article summarizes the recent progress in the application of efficient copper-catalyzed and copper-free azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC and CuFAAC) reactions in the syntheses of dendrimers, hyperbranched polymers, star polymers, graft polymers, molecular brushes, and cyclic graft polymers. Literature reports on the interesting properties and functions of these polytriazole-based nanostructured polymers are also discussed to illustrate their potential applications as self-healing polymers, adhesives, polymer catalysts, opto-electronic polymer materials and polymer carriers for drug and imaging molecules.

Graphical abstract: The use of azide–alkyne click chemistry in recent syntheses and applications of polytriazole-based nanostructured polymers

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
22 12 2015
Accepted
02 2 2016
First published
03 2 2016

Nanoscale, 2016,8, 4864-4881

The use of azide–alkyne click chemistry in recent syntheses and applications of polytriazole-based nanostructured polymers

Y. Shi, X. Cao and H. Gao, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 4864 DOI: 10.1039/C5NR09122E

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