Simultaneous covalent and noncovalent hybrid polymerizations | Zendy

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Simultaneous covalent and noncovalent hybrid polymerizations

Author(s) -

Zhilin Yu,

Faifan Tantakitti,

Tao Yu,

Liam C. Palmer,

George C. Schatz,

Samuel I. Stupp

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.aad4091

Subject(s) - covalent bond , supramolecular chemistry , polymerization , monomer , dynamic covalent chemistry , supramolecular polymers , non covalent interactions , polymer chemistry , hydrogen bond , chemistry , polymer , materials science , molecule , organic chemistry

Doubling down on polymerization In biology, structural polymers such as cytoskeletal fibers assemble from covalently polymerized monomers through weaker supramolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonds. Yuet al. report the synthesis of cylindrical fibers when three monomers react, two covalently and one in a supramolecular fashion. When the reaction proceeded stepwise, lower-molecular-weight flat tapes formed instead, which suggests that supramolecular interactions helped to catalyze the covalent polymerization.Science , this issue p.497

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