Modular synthesis of well-defined macromolecular architectures : 9783639161939 : 07 Jun 2009 : "Click" chemistry, and the copper(I)-catalyzedcycloaddition of azides and terminal alkynes inparticular, has recently taken a tremendous flight inthe field of polymer chemistry. One of the mainreasons for this revolution stems from the fact thatscientists want to gain control over polymerstructures in order to adapt to a specificapplication environment. Nowadays, a wide range ofliving and controlled polymerization techniques isavailable to prepare polymer architectures with alarge variety of distinct topologies, functionality,predetermined degree of polymerization and narrowmolecular weight distribution. In combination withspecific and efficient coupling chemistry, like a"click" reaction, macromolecular architectures can besynthesized which are hard to assess otherwise. Inthis respect "click" chemistry absolutely has addedvalue in polymer science...This book reviews the use of the copper(I)-c