Disulfide-containing monomers in chain-growth polymerization. Issue 1 (7th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pięta, Marlena; Purohit, Vishal B.; Pietrasik, Joanna; Plummer, Christopher M.
• Is Part Of: Polymer chemistry. Volume 14:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 7
• Page End: 31
• Publication Date: 2022-12-07
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1039/d2py01291j
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-9954

Abstract

Abstract : Due to the significance of disulfide bonds within modern material and medicinal sciences, this review provides an overview of disulfide-containing polymers that can be obtained by the chain-growth polymerization of disulfide-containing monomers. Abstract : Due to the significance of disulfide bonds within modern material and medicinal sciences, much attention has been paid to the synthesis of disulfide-containing polymers. Within this review article, we attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of the diversity of disulfide-containing polymers that can be obtained by the chain-growth polymerization of disulfide-containing monomers. This article covers the synthesis of polymers by free radical polymerization (FRP), i.e., vinyl monomers having side-chains incorporating disulfide bonds, and also the polymerization of disulfide containing heterocyclic monomers by ring-opening polymerization (ROP/rROP/ROMP). In addition, polymerization where disulfide-containing heterocycles undergo a ring-opening process that directly involves the disulfide bond are discussed. The article summarizes the state-of-the-art in polymer synthesis, and also outlines various post-polymerization modifications and biological application studies that demonstrate the importance of disulfide containing macromolecules in polymer science.