H. Freichels, V. Pourcelle, C. L. Le Duff
Apr 4, 2011
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Macromolecular rapid communications
Abstract
α-Methoxy-ω-alkyne poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) was tagged with pendent N-hydroxy-succinimidyl activated esters by photografting of a molecular clip. This easily synthesized heterofunctional PEG was found to be a versatile building block for (i) conjugation with an amino derivative and (ii) grafting to azido functional aliphatic polyesters backbone by Huisgen's 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. This original combination of "clip" and "click" reactions provides a versatile and straightforward pathway for the synthesis of functional amphiphilic and degradable copolymers valuable for biomedical applications such as in drug-delivery.