Hyperbranched polymers with step-growth chemistries from transfer-dominated branching radical telomerisation (TBRT) of divinyl monomers

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01309A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Savannah R. Cassin, Pierre Chambon, Steve P. RannardThe commercially relevant synthesis of novel materials with step-growth backbones has been achieved by applying conventional chemistries...

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Poly(ε-lysine) and its Derivatives via Ring-opening Polymerization of Biorenewable Cyclic Lysine

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01387K, MinireviewMaosheng Li, Youhua TaoPoly(ε-lysine) (ε-PL) is an unusual cationic, naturally-occurring biopolymer furnished by microorganisms fermentation process. ε-PL has attracted extensive attention in the areas from food and cosmetic additives to pesticides and medicine...The content of...

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Direct synthesis of light-emitting triblock copolymers from RAFT polymerization

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01358G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Anielen H. Ribeiro, Joris Haven, Axel-Laurenz Buckinx, Michelle Beuchel, Kai Philipps, Tanja Junkers, Jasper J. MichelsWe introduce a straightforward and clean method to synthesize semiconducting...

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Transparent silphenylene elastomers from highly branched monomers

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01148G, PaperShuai Liang, Michael Yin Wong, Alyssa Schneider, Mengchen Liao, Gertrud Kräuter, Maxim N. Tchoul, Yang Chen, Michael A. BrookCatalyst free crosslinking of highly branched silphenylene monomers, made using the Piers–Rubinsztajn reaction, leads to high refractive index, soft elastomers.To...

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Enantioseparation by high-performance liquid chromatography on proline-derived helical polyacetylenes

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01398F, PaperGe Shi, Xiao Dai, Qian Xu, Jun Shen, Xinhua WanThe nature, size, and position of the substituent on the phenyl ring remarkably influence the enantioseparation performance of polyacetylene-based CSPs.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The...

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Unlocking features of locked-unlocked anionic polymerization

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01202E, PaperCun Li, Xuefei Leng, Li Han, Hongyuan Bai, Lincan Yang, Chao Li, Songbo Zhang, Pibo Liu, Hongwei MaUnlocking features of the locked-unlocked anionic polymerization were investigated and reported.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The...

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Correction: Tacticity, molecular weight, and temporal control by lanthanide triflate-catalyzed stereoselective radical polymerization of acrylamides with an organotellurium chain transfer agent

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0PY90179B, Correction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yuji Imamura, Takehiro Fujita, Yu Kobayashi, Shigeru YamagoTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The...

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Temperature-mediated molecular ladder self-assembly employing Diels–Alder cycloaddition

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01296C, PaperSamuel C. Leguizamon, Abdulla F. Alqubati, Timothy F. ScottThermal annealing of sequence-defined, maleimide- and furan-bearing oligomers enables sequence-selective hybridization to afford molecular ladders incorporating Diels–Alder adduct-based rungs.To cite this article before page numbers...

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Naked micelles: well-defined polymer nanoparticles from photo-cleavable block copolymer micelles

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01408G, PaperGiada Quintieri, André H. GröschelWe report that photo-cleaving the corona of block copolymer micelles provides well-defined nanoparticles with surface charges accessible for electrostatic modification.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation...

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Copolymerization of 1-alkenes with bulky oxygen-containing olefins for dual-stage functionalization of polyolefin

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY01303J, PaperDaisuke Takeuchi, Makoto Nakamura, Kohtaro OsakadaPd-diimine complexes catalyse copolymerisation of 1-alkenes with olefins having a bulky oxygen-containing substituent, either 4-methyl-1-vinyl-2,6,7-trioxabicyclo-[2.2.2]octane (VTO) or 2-methyl-2-vinyl-1,3-dioxolane (MVD) to afford...

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