CuAAC click chemistry a versatile approach towards PVDF-based block copolymers

Alkyne/azide end terminated PVDF homopolymers were synthesized via free-radical polymerization using functional benzoyl peroxides as initiators. This approach allows the preparation of PVDF triblock copolymers with various functional blocks (polystyrene, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(tert-butyl acrylate)) and tunable crystallization behavior using copper(i)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cyclo-addition