Recent Developments in Functional Polymers Via the Kabachnik-Fields Reaction: The State of the Art

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2024 Feb 10

PMID 38338468

Authors

Rui Yuan

Xianzhe He

Chongyu Zhu

Lei Tao

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Abstract

Recently, multicomponent reactions (MCRs) have attracted much attention in polymer synthesis. As one of the most well-known MCRs, the Kabachnik-Fields (KF) reaction has been widely used in the development of new functional polymers. The KF reaction can efficiently introduce functional groups into polymer structures; thus, polymers prepared via the KF reaction have unique α-aminophosphonates and show important bioactivity, metal chelating abilities, and flame-retardant properties. In this mini-review, we mainly summarize the latest advances in the KF reaction to synthesize functional polymers for the preparation of heavy metal adsorbents, multifunctional hydrogels, flame retardants, and bioimaging probes. We also discuss some emerging applications of functional polymers prepared by means of the KF reaction. Finally, we put forward our perspectives on the further development of the KF reaction in polymer chemistry.

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