Functionalized materials and compounds
AssigneeUniversity of South Alabama
InventorsThomas Grant Glover, Kevin N. West
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Abstract
Processes for chemical functionalization of materials are described. The processes generally include chemical reaction between a thiol group of a first compound or material and an alkene group or alkyne group of a second compound or material. Also disclosed are functionalized materials and compounds suitable for functionalizing a material.
Claims3
A process for chemical functionalization wherein the process includes reacting an alkene compound of the formula
- wherein m is an integer between 1 and 22 inclusive
- with a thiol reactant at the thiol moiety thereof, said thiol reactant selected from the group consisting of a thiol-containing compound and a material that comprises a pendant thiol moiety;
- wherein said material comprises pendant groups of the formula
- wherein Rs is a material that, prior to functionalization, includes a pendant amino, amido, imino or hydroxyl group;
- X is selected from the group consisting of O and N;
- Y is selected from the group consisting of Cl, OH and NH2;
- and m is an integer between 1 and 22 inclusive.
A process for chemical functionalization, said process comprising reacting a thiol compound of the formula:
- wherein m is an integer between 1 and 22 inclusive;
- with an alkene reactant at the alkene moiety thereof, said alkene reactant selected from the group consisting of an alkene-containing compound or a material that comprises a pendant alkene moiety;
- wherein said alkene reactant is a material that comprises a pendant alkene moiety;
- and
- wherein said material comprises pendant groups of the formula
- wherein Rs is a material that, prior to functionalization, includes a pendant amino, amido, imino or hydroxyl group;
- X is selected from the group consisting of O and N;
- Y is selected from the group consisting of Cl, OH and NH2;
- and m is an integer between 1 and 22 inclusive.
A functionalized material comprising the formula
- wherein Rs is a material that, prior to functionalization, includes a pendant amino, amido, imino or hydroxyl group;
- X is selected from the group consisting of O and N and Y is selected from the group consisting of Cl, OH and NH2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.