Volume 53, Issue 1 pp. 46-48
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Multicomponent Reactions in Polymer Synthesis

Dr. Ryohei Kakuchi

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Dr. Ryohei Kakuchi

Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 45, 20146 Hamburg (Germany)

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First published: 02 December 2013
Citations: 287

I thank Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato for fruitful discussions, the Japan Society for Promotion of Science for a fellowship, and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie for financial support.

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More participants, yet efficient reactions: Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) have found application in polymer chemistry both in the synthesis of multifunctional monomers and in post-polymerization modification. Examples include the Passerini three-component reaction, the Ugi four-component reaction, and the copper-catalyzed MCR (see scheme).

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