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Azide-alkyne click polymerization: An update

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The great achievements of click chemistry have encouraged polymer scientists to use this reaction in their field. This review assembles an update of the advances of using azide-alkyne click polymerization to prepare functional polytriazoles (PTAs) with linear and hyperbranched structures. The Cu(I)-mediated click polymerization furnishes 1,4-regioregular PTAs, whereas, the metal-free click polymerization of propiolates and azides produces PTAs with 1,4-regioisomer contents up to 90%. The PTAs display advanced functions, such as aggregation-induced emission, thermal stability, biocompatibility and optical nonlinearity.

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  1. MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Hong-kun Li, Jing-zhi Sun, An-jun Qin  (秦安军) & Ben Zhong Tang  (唐本忠)

  2. Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Ben Zhong Tang  (唐本忠)

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This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50703033, 20974098 and 20974028), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2009CB623605), the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (603509, HKUST2/CRF/10) and the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong (AoE/P-03/08). B.Z.T. thanks the support from the Cao Guangbiao Foundation of Zhejiang University.

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Li, Hk., Sun, Jz., Qin, Aj. et al. Azide-alkyne click polymerization: An update. Chin J Polym Sci 30, 1–15 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-012-1098-2

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