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SUBMITTER: Saha S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3843497 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Macromolecules 20121101 22
Azidopropyl methacrylate (AzPMA), a functional monomer with a pendent azido group, polymerizes from surfaces and provides polymer brushes amenable to subsequent elaboration via click chemistry. In DMF at 50 °C, click reactions between poly(AzPMA) brushes and an alkynylated dye proceed with >90% conversion in a few minutes. However, in aqueous solutions, reaction with an alkyne-containing poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether (mPEG, <i>M</i><sub>n</sub>=5000) gives <10% conversion after a 12-h react ...[more]