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Controlling Polymer Architecture through Host–Guest Interactions
Author(s) -
Chen Liang,
Zhu Xinyuan,
Yan Deyue,
Chen Yan,
Chen Qun,
Yao Yefeng
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200502306
Subject(s) - branching (polymer chemistry) , polymer , supramolecular chemistry , cyclodextrin , materials science , polymer architecture , condensation , host (biology) , amine gas treating , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , ecology , biology
A supramolecular method to control polymer architectures (see picture) is demonstrated with the synthesis of a series of poly(sulfone–amine) samples with various degrees of branching merely by changing the amount of host (β‐cyclodextrin) present. Further modification of the polymer chains allows the preparation of condensation polymers with peculiar topological structures, functionalities, and properties.