Polymerization of supramonomers: A new way for fabricating supramolecular polymers and materials |
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Authors: | Qiao Song Jiang-Fei Xu Xi Zhang |
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Institution: | The Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 China |
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Abstract: | Supramolecular polymers and materials are attracting more and more attention nowadays due to their dynamic properties such as reversibility, stimuli-responsiveness and self-healing. Conventionally, bifunctional or multi-functional monomers are first covalently synthesized, followed by the supramolecular complexation to form supramolecular polymers and materials. Recently, we have proposed the supramonomer concept to construct supramolecular polymers and materials in a different way. Supramonomers are bifunctional or multi-functional monomers fabricated by noncovalent synthesis, but can undergo traditional covalent polymerization. In this highlight article, we will summarize and discuss the fabrication of supramonomer and covalent polymerization methods of supramonomers; fabrication of multi-responsive supramolecular polymers from supramonomers; and fabrication of supramolecular materials from supramonomers. It is highly anticipated that the supramonomer concept will enrich the methodology towards supramolecular polymers and materials. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 604–609 |
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Keywords: | supramolecular chemistry supramolecular polymer noncovalent interaction supramonomer supramolecular materials |
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