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Metallo‐Supramolecular Initiators for the Preparation of Novel Functional Architectures
Author(s) -
Schubert Ulrich S.,
Heller Marcel
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3765(20011217)7:24<5252::aid-chem5252>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , terpyridine , macromolecule , polymerization , nanotechnology , materials science , metal , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , polymer , biochemistry , metallurgy , composite material
Polymeric materials containing coordinative units have become a field of increasing interest. The combination of inorganic metal‐containing units and macromolecules leads to supramolecular structures with new properties. One promising approach to such systems is the application of metallo‐supramolecular initiators for living and controlled polymerization methods. The utilization of bi‐ and terpyridine units and complexes for this purpose will be discussed in this article.