Solvent and catalyst-free modification of hyperbranched polyethyleneimines by ring-opening-addition or ring-opening-polymerization of <i>N</i>-sulfonyl aziridines
Zhunxuan Li, Rui Chen, Ying Wang, Linlin Zhu, Wenyi Luo, Zhen Zhang, Nikos Hadjichristidis
Abstract
Ring-opening (polymerization) of <italic>N</italic>-sulfonyl aziridines with PEI under solvent/catalyst-free conditions allows the atom-economic synthesis of amphiphilic alkylated PEIs and luminescent PEI-<italic>graft</italic>-polysulfonamide.
Topics & Concepts
SulfonylPolymer chemistryPolymerizationCatalysisRing (chemistry)ChemistrySolventRing-opening polymerizationOrganic chemistryPolymerAlkylSynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsClick Chemistry and Applications