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Synthesis and self‐assembly of polymers containing dicarboximide groups by living ring‐opening metathesis polymerization
Author(s) -
Dalphond Jake,
Bazzi Hassan S.,
Kahrim Kenza,
Sleiman Hanadi F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3935(200209)203:13<1988::aid-macp1988>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - copolymer , metathesis , polymer chemistry , nucleic acid , polymer , chemistry , polymerization , hydrogen bond , molecule , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions and controlled architectures were generated by living ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of exo‐7‐oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐ene‐2,3‐dicarboximide. The dicarboximide units have been previously shown to exhibit biological activity, can selectively bind to the nucleic acid base adenine by hydrogen‐bonding, and are readily functionalizable. Block copolymers containing these moieties were generated, and underwent self‐assembly into nanoscale spherical aggregates, with surface localized molecular recognition motifs.