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Synthesis of functional catechols as monomers of mussel-inspired biomimetic polymers

Jiang Duan, Wenhai Wu, Zengfeng Wei, Dedou Zhu, Haiyang Tu, Aidong Zhang

Green Chemistry · 2018 · 31 citations · 35 references

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A Mannich reaction was developed to synthesize functional catechols as a facile route to catecholic polymers with versatile bioinspired properties.

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