Polycatenation under thermodynamic control

Mark A. Olson, Ali Coskun, Lei Fang, Ashish N. Basuray, J. Fraser Stoddart

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Abstract

Thermodynamic cat attacks! Iodide-catalyzed reversible nucleophilic attacks have been exploited to access side-chain polycatenanes under thermodynamic control. Multiple catenations occurring all along the polymer chain are entirely driven to completion by the intra- and intermolecular side-chain π-π stacking interactions of contiguous catenanes. (Figure Presented)

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3151-3156
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume49
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 19 2010

Keywords

  • Catenanes
  • Polymers
  • Self-assembly
  • Template-directed synthesis
  • Thermodynamics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis

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