Red light excitation: illuminating photocatalysis in a new spectrum

• Lucas Fortier,
• Corentin Lefebvre and
• Norbert Hoffmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 296–326, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.22

Olefin metathesis in multiblock copolymer synthesis

• Maria L. Gringolts,
• Yulia I. Denisova,
• Eugene Sh. Finkelshtein and
• Yaroslav V. Kudryavtsev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 218–235, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.21

• –fragmentation chain transfer polymerization [33][34], and intermacromolecular reactions [35][36][37]. Though the properties of multiblock copolymers are far from being fully explored and understood, their applications already include adhesives, barrier materials, emulsifiers, impact modifiers, and materials for

Block copolymers from ionic liquids for the preparation of thin carbonaceous shells

• Sadaf Hanif,
• Bernd Oschmann,
• Dmitri Spetter,
• Muhammad Nawaz Tahir,
• Wolfgang Tremel and
• Rudolf Zentel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1693–1701, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.163

• about controlled/living radical polymerization, like nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP), atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) [2]. In general, by controlled radical polymerization techniques it is possible to prepare

End-group-functionalized poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) via free-radical chain transfer polymerization: Influence of sulfur oxidation and cyclodextrin on self-organization and cloud points in water

• Sebastian Reinelt,
• Daniel Steinke and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 680–691, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.61

• synthesis of thermo-, oxidation- and cyclodextrin- (CD) responsive end-group-functionalized polymers, based on N,N-diethylacrylamide (DEAAm). In a classical free-radical chain transfer polymerization, using thiol-functionalized 4-alkylphenols, namely 3-(4-(1,1-dimethylethan-1-yl)phenoxy)propane-1-thiol and

• functionalization is supported by 1H NMR-, SEC-, FTIR- and MALDI–TOF measurements. Keywords: chain-transfer polymerization; cyclodextrins; end-group functionalization; host–guest interaction; lower critical solution temperature (LCST); poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide); Introduction Supramolecular chemistry was first

• ]. Some publications make use of free-radical chain transfer polymerization and subsequent polymer post-modification [25][27][35][36]. The scope of our investigation was the preparation of multiple-stimuli-responsive PDEAAm polymers possessing hydrophobic end-groups suitable for host–guest interactions

Cyclodextrin-induced host–guest effects of classically prepared poly(NIPAM) bearing azo-dye end groups

• Gero Maatz,
• Arkadius Maciollek and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1929–1935, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.224

• controlled conditions such as reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization (RAFT) or atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) [14][15][16]. However, up to now, only a little is known about the preparation of dye-end-group-labeled polymers by using classical free-radical polymerization

• formation of a thermo- and pH-responsive polymer bearing an azo dye at the end group. In a first step, a chain-transfer polymerization (CTP) of N-isopropylacrylamide (1) was carried out in the presence of 3-mercaptopropionic acid (2) and with 4,4’-azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) as initiator, to achieve a high