@article{de8199be906b46ce925fbb4c96564049,
title = "An efficient reverse Diels-Alder approach for the synthesis of N-alkyl bismaleimides",
abstract = "Bismaleimides are useful precursors for Diels-Alder reactions, Michael additions, and thiol-maleimide based conjugation for the synthesis of materials and polymers. Use of bismaleimide cross linkers for generating polymers, bioconjugate molecules, and useful imaging molecules is an active area of research. An efficient and practical synthetic protocol for N-alkyl bis-maleimide cross linkers starting from furan protected maleimide employing a reverse Diels-Alder reaction is reported.",
keywords = "Cross linkers, Furan protected maleimide, N-Alkylated bis-maleimide, Retro-Diels-Alder reaction l-Tartaric acid",
author = "Venkataramanarao Rao and Suryakiran Navath and Mohankumar Kottur and McElhanon, {James R.} and McGrath, {Dominic V.}",
note = "Funding Information: Research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering. Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy{\textquoteright}s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. Certain trade names and company products are identified in order to specify experimental procedures adequately. In no case does such identification imply recommendation or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor does it imply that the products are necessarily the best available for the purpose.",
year = "2013",
month = sep,
day = "11",
doi = "10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.07.002",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "54",
pages = "5011--5013",
journal = "Tetrahedron Letters",
issn = "0040-4039",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "37",
}