Terpyridine-Terminated Homo and Diblock Copolymer LEGO Units by Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization
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Ott, Christina; Lohmeijer, Bas G. G.; Wouters, Daan; Schubert, Ulrich S.
- Abstract:
- Combining macromolecular chemistry with supramolecular
chemistry allows the design and construction of novel
macromolecular architectures through self-assembly processes
that utilize reversible non-covalent interactions.
For this purpose supramolecular moieties have been added
to the chain ends of block copolymers; both in the main
chain as well as in selected blocks. As a result, chainextended
high-molecular-weight polymers, block and
graft copolymers were obtained, whose architectures were
similar to those of classical covalent polymers. The major
difference is the reversibility of the supramolecular compounds,
which allows their easy disassembly back to their
initial building blocks if certain conditions are met.
- Year:
- 2006
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Keywords:
- living polymerization; metal complexes; nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization; supramolecular polymers; terpyridine
- Journal:
- Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
- Volume:
- 207
- Pages:
- 1439 - 1449