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What Molecular Features Govern the Mechanism of Supramolecular Polymerization?
Author(s) -
Kulkarni Chidambar,
Balasubramanian Sundaram,
George Subi J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201200801
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , polymerization , mechanism (biology) , chemistry , molecule , nanotechnology , materials science , polymer , organic chemistry , philosophy , epistemology
An understanding of the mechanisms of supramolecular polymerization from a molecular point of view is lacking. Several reports in the literature on the mechanism exhibited by different classes of molecules are examined in an attempt to correlate the molecular features to the aggregation pathway followed. It is proposed that long‐range interactions between oligomers could lead to their cooperative growth. The lack thereof leads to isodesmicity.