Thiol-substituted copolylactide: synthesis, characterization and post-polymerization modification using thiol–ene chemistry

• DOI: 10.1039/c7py01930k
• Publication Date: 2018-02-07T10:43:48Z
• Authors: Pranav P. Kalelkar; David M. Collard
• Keywords: Thiol; Ene reaction

A copolylactide that is substituted with pendent thiol groups (thiol-PL) undergoes coupling a variety of electrophiles under mild conditions <italic>via</italic> thiol–ene addition.