The Diels–Alder (DA) reaction is regarded as quite a useful strategy in organic and
macromolecular syntheses. The reversibility of this reaction and the advent of self-repair …

Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) have emerged as intriguing class of materials for an array of
applications, including supersoft elastomers, organic optoelectronics, templates for crafting …

Click chemistry is one of the most powerful strategies for constructing polymeric soft
materials with precise control over architecture and functionality. In this review, we provide a …

Applications for advanced functional soft materials that possess precisely engineered
properties and functional groups have been expanding significantly with the development of …

The “click” chemistry concept is based on utilizing rapid reactions which are efficient,
versatile, and selective. Indeed, Diels–Alder (DA) reactions fulfill most of the requirements …

No copper needed: In recent years, a large number of metal‐free click reactions have been
reported based on thiol‐ene radical additions, Diels–Alder reactions, and Michael additions …

Recent developments in the synthesis of functional polymers with controlled architecture
and site-specific functionality via applying controlled radical polymerization (CRP) …

Since its introduction in the early 1990s, nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (NMP)
has been widely adopted for the preparation of a panoply of new polymer architectures …

Telechelic polymers, defined as macromolecules that contain two reactive end groups, are
used as cross-linkers, chain extenders, and important building blocks for various …

The concept of orthogonality has been applied to many areas of chemistry, ranging from
wave functions to chromatography. But it was Barany and Merrifield's orthogonal protecting …