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Structurally perfect ladder polymers: Shape and conversion
Author(s) -
Löffler M.,
Schlüter A.D.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19940770137
Subject(s) - polymer , rigidity (electromagnetism) , polymer science , materials science , symmetry (geometry) , polymer chemistry , composite material , mathematics , geometry
The influence of the symmetry and rigidity of Diels‐Alder (DA) ladder polymers on their shape in solution is discussed. Theoretical evidence is presented, which shows that certain representatives of this class of polymers attain the unprecedented shape of two‐dimensional coils. The second half of this article describes how one can unfold these polymers with chemical transformations and possibly even obtain fully aromatic ribbons.