One-pot tandem living radical polymerisation–Huisgens cycloaddition process (click) catalysed by N-alkyl-2-pyridylmethanimine/Cu(I)Br complexes

Azide terminally functional poly(methyl methacrylate)s (Mn= 4000–6000, PDI = 1.21–1.28) have been prepared by living radical polymerization and successfully reacted with alkynes in a Huisgen cycloaddition (click) reaction in one pot using the same catalyst for both processes.