Directing the pathway of orthogonal 'click' reactions by modulating copper-catalytic activity

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Apr 14;47(14):4165-7. doi: 10.1039/c0cc05478j. Epub 2011 Feb 28.

Abstract

Control of the rates of orthogonal 'click' reactions in one pot allowed the design of highly branched macromolecular architectures. Construction of these architectures via a divergent, convergent or parallel sequence was modulated by the copper catalyst activity. This approach reduced the number of purification and chemical protection steps.