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End‐Group‐Functionalized Poly(α‐olefinates) as Non‐Polar Building Blocks: Self‐Assembly of Sugar–Polyolefin Hybrid Conjugates
Author(s) -
Thomas Tessy S.,
Hwang Wonseok,
Sita Lawrence R.
Publication year - 2016
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.201600035
Subject(s) - polyolefin , surface modification , polymerization , group (periodic table) , polymer chemistry , sugar , materials science , polymer , self assembly , nanostructure , chemical engineering , polar , conjugate , copolymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , mathematics , layer (electronics) , engineering , mathematical analysis , physics , astronomy
Living coordinative chain‐transfer polymerization of α‐olefins, followed by chemical functionalization of a Zn(polymeryl) 2 intermediate, provides entry to end‐group functionalized poly(α‐olefinates) (x‐PAOs) that can serve as a new class of non‐polar building block with tailorable occupied volumes. Application of these x‐PAOs for the synthesis and self‐assembly of sugar‐polyolefin hybrid conjugates demonstrate the ability to manipulate the morphology of the ultra‐thin film nanostructure through variation in occupied volume of the x‐PAO domain.