Organocatalytic, Regioselective Nucleophilic “Click” Addition of Thiols to Propiolic Acid Esters for Polymer–Polymer Coupling

Abstract

Discerning Tastes: The regioselectivity of the nucleophilic addition of thiols to electron-deficient alkynes is controlled by the choice of the solvent (i.e. the polarity of the reaction mixture) and the catalyst. Both thioalkenes and dithianes can be prepared in a rapid reaction that generates no by-products (see scheme). In turn the utility of this reaction is shown for efficient end-group modification of polymers. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.