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Precious metal polymers
Author(s) -
Puddephatt Richard J.
Publication year - 2003
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.200390154
Subject(s) - polymer , palladium , ring (chemistry) , metal , polymer chemistry , transition metal , precious metal , materials science , polymerization , self assembly , hydrogen bond , nanotechnology , polymer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , molecule , composite material , metallurgy
The synthesis and properties of polymers containing precious metal centres in the backbone are described. Polymers with labile transition metal centres can be prepared by ring‐opening polymerization of macrocycles, and examples are given with silver, gold and palladium as the metal centres. In some cases, the polymers can be further organized by using ligands with hydrogen bonding substituents, and self‐assembly into sheet or network structures can then occur. Secondary bonding between inorganic centres can also lead to ordered self‐assembly. Bicyclic precursors can ring open to form either chains or sheets.