Note: When clicking on a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number, you will be taken to an external site maintained by the publisher.
                                            Some full text articles may not yet be available without a charge during the embargo (administrative interval).
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                             What is a DOI Number?
                                        
                                    
                                
Some links on this page may take you to non-federal websites. Their policies may differ from this site.
- 
            Free, publicly-accessible full text available September 1, 2026
- 
            Abstract The first reactions of thioimidates under radical‐mediated conditions are described along with the delineation of structural factors that impact radical reactivity and possible side reactions. Thioimidate‐containing copolymers with methylmethacrylate (MMA) are synthesized through radical‐mediated, chain‐growth polymerization. These materials serve as a synthetic branch point for facile conversion into amidines by treatment with a weak acid and an external amine. Our approach allows for more diverse amidine structures than have been previously reported in polymers. This chemistry also enables crosslinking to form novel hydrogels with finely tuned acid–base behavior. Subsequent examination of the acid–base properties revealed that these features are preserved across linear, soluble amidine polymers to cross‐linked amidine gel polymer architectures.more » « less
 An official website of the United States government
An official website of the United States government 
				
			 
					 
					
