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Functional Polymeric Materials Based on Main‐Group Elements
Author(s) -
Vidal Fernando,
Jäkle Frieder
Publication year - 2019
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.201810611
Subject(s) - reactivity (psychology) , polymer , conjugated system , materials science , surface modification , nanotechnology , lewis acids and bases , characterization (materials science) , group (periodic table) , combinatorial chemistry , polymer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The past decade has witnessed tremendous advances in the synthesis of polymers that contain elements from the main groups beyond those found in typical organic polymers. Unique properties that arise from dramatic differences in bonding and molecular geometry, electronic structure, and chemical reactivity, are exploited in diverse application fields. Herein we highlight recent advances in inorganic backbone polymers, discuss how Lewis acid/base functionalization of polymers results in unprecedented reactivity, and survey conjugated hybrids with unique electronic structures for sensor and device applications.