Toward Main Chain Metallo-Terpyridyl Supramolecular Polymers: ‘‘The Metal Does the Trick’’

Chiper, Manuela; Hoogenboom, Richard; Schubert, Ulrich S.

Abstract:

Metallo-supramolecular chemistry offers possibilities for the construction of stimuli-responsive polymeric materials where the environment can have a large impact on the reversibility and strength of interactions between the individual components. The potential of manipulating the strength of the intermolecular non-covalent bonds can result in impressive modifications of the metallo-supramolecular structure and, subsequently, produces changes in the properties of the designed material. The present feature article provides an overview on recent developments in the field of metallo-polymerization of chelating terpyridyl and analogues ligands. Synthetic strategies are described followed by a discussion regarding the characterization and the application of the reviewed metallosupramolecular structures, mainly based on terpyridines.

Year:

2009

Type of Publication:

Article

Journal:

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volume:

30

Pages:

565 - 578