Description
14-(Azide-PEG6-ethylcarbamoyl)tridecanoic-t-butyl ester serves as a PEG linker that includes an azide group and an alkane tail terminating in a t-butyl ester. This azide can engage in reactions with alkynes, BCN, and DBCO via click chemistry methods to yield stable triazole linkages. Additionally, the t-butyl protected carboxylic acid can be deprotected under acidic conditions. This polymer has the ability to spontaneously form micelles in aqueous solutions and may also be utilized for creating more complex lipids suitable for drug delivery nanoparticles.