Simultaneous construction of polymer backbone and side chains by three‐component polycondensation. Synthesis of polyethers with keto side chains from dialdehydes, alkylene bis(trimethylsilyl) ethers, and silyl enol ethers

The multicomponent Debus–Radziszewski reaction in macromolecular chemistry

The well-known Debus–Radziszewski reaction is over one century old. However, this reaction has only been considered very recently as a new tool to design original imidazole and imidazolium-containing polymers by direct formation of the imidazole ring during the polymerization process. This article reports recent advances concerning the use of this newly emerging reaction in macromolecular chemistry.