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Programmable Supramolecular Polymerizations
Author(s) -
van der Zwaag Daan,
de Greef Tom F. A.,
Meijer E. W.
Publication year - 2015
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.201503104
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , dispersity , supramolecular polymers , monomer , polymerization , polymer , intramolecular force , rational design , materials science , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry
Living large : Rational design of self‐assembly pathways has been demonstrated in supramolecular polymers. By controlling the concentration of an aggregation‐competent monomer through intramolecular interactions, living supramolecular polymerization conditions were achieved. This universal approach can be used to obtain aggregates of well‐defined length and narrow dispersity, and allows access to new supramolecular polymer architectures.