End‐Group‐Functionalized Poly(α‐olefinates) as Non‐Polar Building Blocks: Self‐Assembly of Sugar–Polyolefin Hybrid Conjugates |
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| Authors: | Tessy S Thomas Wonseok Hwang Prof Lawrence R Sita |
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| Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, MD, USA |
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| Abstract: | Living coordinative chain‐transfer polymerization of α‐olefins, followed by chemical functionalization of a Zn(polymeryl)2 intermediate, provides entry to end‐group functionalized poly(α‐olefinates) (x‐PAOs) that can serve as a new class of non‐polar building block with tailorable occupied volumes. Application of these x‐PAOs for the synthesis and self‐assembly of sugar‐polyolefin hybrid conjugates demonstrate the ability to manipulate the morphology of the ultra‐thin film nanostructure through variation in occupied volume of the x‐PAO domain. |
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| Keywords: | click chemistry living polymerization polyolefins self-assembly sugars |
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