Polymerization and Copolymerization of Aziridine Derivatives Having Carbon-Carbon Double Bond

Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization of Monomers Containing Activated Aziridine Groups

“…As a result of their enhanced reactivity and versatility, activated aziridines are routinely utilized as precursors to α‐substituted‐β‐amino compounds, and numerous reviews have been published that detail strategies for synthesizing and transforming these moieties in a high‐yielding manner . Despite the wealth of information available on the chemistry of the aziridine moiety, only a few reports have emerged concerning the synthesis of aziridine‐containing polymers, which, like other electrophile‐containing polymers, can potentially serve as “universal” precursors to many different functional materials through post‐polymerization modification reactions with nucleophiles . Functional materials derived from the ring‐opening of aziridine‐containing polymers could also display many of the same useful properties as polyethylenimines as a result of the presence of amino groups, such as pH‐responsive solubility characteristics, ability to chelate metal ions or negatively charged molecules like nucleic acids, and ability to undergo further modifications with electrophilic compounds to create novel multifunctional polymers.…”