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Routes to Hydrogen Bonding Chain‐End Functionalized Polymers
Author(s) -
Bertrand Arthur,
Lortie Frédéric,
Bernard Julien
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201200508
Subject(s) - polymer , supramolecular polymers , hydrogen bond , materials science , supramolecular chemistry , polymer chemistry , covalent bond , polymer science , polymerization , nanotechnology , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , composite material
Abstract The contribution of supramolecular chemistry to polymer science opens new perspectives for the design of polymer materials exhibiting valuable properties and easier processability due to the dynamic nature of non‐covalent interactions. Hydrogen bonding polymers can be used as supramolecular units for yielding larger assemblies that possess attractive features, arising from the combination of polymer properties and the responsiveness of hydrogen bonds. The post‐polymerization modification of reactive end‐groups is the most common procedure for generating such polymers. Examples of polymerizations mediated by hydrogen bonding‐functionalized precursors have also recently been reported. This contribution reviews the current synthetic routes toward hydrogen bonding sticker chain‐end functionalized polymers.