Advances in the application of named reactions in polymer synthesis

Abstract

With the development of polymer science, more and more named reactions have been applied to synthesizing polymers. Introducing new reactions into polymer synthesis is undoubtedly an excellent expansion for monomer and polymer libraries. In this review, the named reactions employed in polymer-chain synthesis were divided into seven types: electrophilic reactions, nucleophilic reactions, transition metal-mediated cross-coupling reactions, free radical reactions, pericyclic reactions, multi-component reactions and rearrangement reactions. The discussion was mainly focused on the progress in the utilization of these named reactions in polymer synthesis, which could be a valuable reference for researchers in the polymer field.

The introduction of the disconnection approach into polymer synthesis

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“…Organic synthesis is a creative field whose primary objective is to transform readily available or simple organic chemicals into complex organic compounds under the guidance of the theory of organic chemistry. This arduous but rewarding work attracts many organic synthesis workers 1–3 …”