Issue 26, 2023

An electrochemical Hofmann rearrangement on acrylamide copolymers

Abstract

The primary amide side-chain of acrylamide copolymers has been utilised as an isocyanate surrogate. The isocyanate is formed under mild conditions via an electrochemical Hofmann rearrangement resulting in the formation of O-alkyl carbamate side-chains in alcohol solvents. This represents a new strategy for the modification of amide-functionalised (co)polymers.

Graphical abstract: An electrochemical Hofmann rearrangement on acrylamide copolymers

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 5 2023
Accepted
19 6 2023
First published
20 6 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2023,14, 3057-3062

An electrochemical Hofmann rearrangement on acrylamide copolymers

M. Wang and P. Wilson, Polym. Chem., 2023, 14, 3057 DOI: 10.1039/D3PY00594A

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