Application of named reactions in polymer synthesis

Abstract

In recent years, with the rapid development of polymer science, the application of classical named reactions has transferred from small-molecule compounds to polymers. The versatility of named reactions in terms of monomer selection, solvent environment, reaction temperature, and post-modification permits the synthesis of sophisticated macromolecular structures under conditions where other reaction processes will not operate. In this review, we divided the named reactions employed in polymer-chain synthesis into three types: transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, metal-free cross-coupling reactions, and multi-components reactions. Thus, we focused our discussion on the progress in the utilization of these named reactions in polymer synthesis.

Simultaneous MALI and Ugi polymerization in one‐pot for poly(4‐thiazolidinone‐amide) as AIEgen and Fe3+ ion detection

“…[7][8][9] Up to now, some scholars have reviewed the progress and challenges in the related MCPs fields. 8,10,12,13 Ugi polymerization theoretically occurs when two of its four components in Ugi reaction system are bifunctional compounds such as dicarboxylic acids and diamines, or one reactant with two different functional groups such as amino acids. 3,4,10 For example, R. Luxenhofer investigated the six different possible types of Ugi Jinxin Zheng and Congcong Fu are equally contributed to this work.…”

“…At the same time, the prepared polymers are also endowed with unique properties, such as biological activity, antibacterial property, antioxidant property and so on 7–9 . Up to now, some scholars have reviewed the progress and challenges in the related MCPs fields 8,10,12,13 …”

Polymer Beads Decorated with Dendritic Systems as Supports for A3 Coupling Catalysts

“…the reactions included three or more reactants, are attractive as simple methods of preparation of organic compounds with the great molecular diversity. They can be useful as effective synthetic protocols for obtaining the new libraries of compounds with the potential biological activity [10][11][12][13][14][15][16], natural products [10,[14][15][16][17], agrochemicals [10,18], substances for the electronics [19,20], and also unique polymeric materials [21][22][23]. MCRs are characterized by higher atom economy and require less efforts comparing with the laborious stepby-step procedures of organic synthesis.…”

Effects of molecular weight on dual light- and thermo-responsive behaviors of homopolymers with azobenzene units and terminal oligo(ethylene glycol) units

“…In the past few years, polymeric materials have been very important to our lives, and named reactions have been greatly applied in the synthesis of stimuli‐responsive polymers . Multi‐stimuli‐responsive polymers, such as light–temperature, pH–temperature, ionic strength–temperature, oxygen–carbon dioxide or pH–CO 2 , triple‐stimuli‐responsive and other types of stimuli‐responsive polymers have attracted a continuously growing interest in the field of smart materials.…”