@article{SeckerBrosnanLimbergetal.2015,
  author    = {Secker, Christian and Brosnan, Sarah M. and Limberg, Felix Rolf Paul and Braun, Ulrike and Trunk, Matthias and Strauch, Peter and Schlaad, Helmut},
  title     = {Thermally Induced Crosslinking of Poly(N-Propargyl Glycine)},
  series = {Macromolecular chemistry and physics},
  volume    = {216},
  journal   = {Macromolecular chemistry and physics},
  number    = {21},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1022-1352},
  doi       = {10.1002/macp.201500223},
  pages     = {2080 -- 2085},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {As polypeptoids become increasingly popular, they present a more soluble and processable alternative to natural and synthetic polypeptides; the breadth of their potential functionality slowly comes into focus. This report analyzes the ability of an alkyne-functionalized polypeptoid, poly(N-propargyl glycine), to crosslink upon heating. The crosslinking process is analyzed by thermal analysis (differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis), Fourier-transform infrared, electron paramagnetic resonance, and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. While a precise mechanism cannot be confidently assigned, it is clear that the reaction proceeds by a radical mechanism that exclusively involves the alkyne functionality, which, upon crosslinking, yields alkene and aromatic products.},
  language  = {en}
}