Description
Bromo-PEG11-azide serves as a PEG linker incorporating both bromine and azide functionalities. The hydrophilic nature of the PEG spacer improves solubility in water-based environments. The azide moiety can engage in reactions with alkynes, BCN, and DBCO via click chemistry processes to yield stable triazole linkages. Additionally, bromine (Br) acts as an excellent leaving group in nucleophilic substitution reactions.
Applications
In the field of materials science, it can be incorporated into polymer networks to modify their mechanical and thermal properties. In the development of biocompatible materials, it can be used to introduce specific functionalities for interaction with cells or biomolecules.