Rapid Metal -free Macromolecular Coupling via in situ Nitrile Oxide-Activated Alkene Cycloaddition.
Rapid Metal -free Macromolecular Coupling via in situ Nitrile Oxide-Activated Alkene Cycloaddition.
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10.1002/pola.27371
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发表时间:
2014-11-01
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Theogarajan LS
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Isaacman MJ;Cui W;Theogarajan LS
Nitrile oxide 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition is a simple and powerful coupling methodology. However, the self-dimerization of nitrile oxides has prevented the widespread use of this strategy for macromolecular coupling. By combining an in situ nitrile oxide generation with a highly reactive activated dipolarophile, we have overcome these obstacles and present a metal-free macromolecular coupling strategy for the modular synthesis of several ABA triblock copolymers. Nitrile oxides were generated in situ from chloroxime terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) B-blocks and coupled with several distinct hydrophilic (poly(2-methyloxazoline) and poly(ethylene glycol)), and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) or hydrophobic (poly(L-lactide) A-blocks terminated in activated dipolarophiles in a rapid fashion with high yield. This methodology overcomes many drawbacks of previously reported metal-free methods due to its rapid kinetics, versatility, scalability, and ease of introduction of necessary functionality. Nitrile oxide cycloaddition should find use as an attractive macromolecular coupling strategy for the synthesis of biocompatible polymeric nanostructures. Metal-free polymer-polymer conjugation is crucial to the development of smart materials, especially for drug delivery and biosensing. We present here a scalable, versatile and modular procedure for the synthesis of ABA triblock copolymers based on 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition. We show the versatility of the approach by coupling both hydrophilic and hydrophobic A-blocks with a polysiloxane B-block. Hydrophilic A blocks imparting stealth, thermoresponsive and self-assembled nanopatterning behavior were successfully coupled illustrating the modularity of the approach.