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Bifunctional homopolymeric hydrogen‐bonded tapes
Author(s) -
Ashton Peter R.,
Brown George R.,
Hayes Wayne,
Menzer Stephan,
Philp Douglas,
Stoddart J. Fraser,
Williams David J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19960080705
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , materials science , hydrogen bond , molecule , supramolecular chemistry , bifunctional , pyridine , crystal (programming language) , hydrogen , crystallography , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , chemistry , computer science , programming language
A novel cationic homopolymeric system has been constructed from a simple linear cationic pyridylphyridinium system by forming hydrogen bonds between the carboxylic acid termini of one molecule and the pyridine nitrogen atom of an adjacent molecule. The synthesis and characterization of the initial linear system are described and the X‐ray crystal structure of the final tape system presented. This work illustrates how molecular recognition can be utilized to assemble supramolecular structures with a degree of predictability.