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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3151-3156 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 19 2010 |
Keywords
- Catenanes
- Polymers
- Self-assembly
- Template-directed synthesis
- Thermodynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Catalysis