Decagram Scale Production of Deuterated Mineral Oil and Polydecene as Solvents for Polymer Studies in Neutron Scattering

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00690D, PaperMitchell Ashley Klenner, Marina Cagnes, Kathleen Wood, Kazuki Mita, Mizuki Kishimoto, Tamim DarwishDecagram scale syntheses of deuterated mineral oil (d-MO) and poly(1-decene) (d-PD) were achieved by direct catalytic hydrothermal H/D exchange reaction in D2O. Nuclear magnetic resonance...

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Single-Chain Crosslinked Polymers via the Transesterification of Folded Polymers: From Efficient Synthesis to Crystallinity Control

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00758G, PaperDaiki Ito, Yoshihiko Kimura, Mikihito Takenaka, Makoto Ouchi, Takaya TerashimaHerein, we report efficient synthetic systems of single-chain crosslinked polymers via the intramolecular transesterification of folded random copolymers in organic media and unique crystallization behavior...

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Tellurophene-containing π-Conjugated Polymers with Unique Heteroatom-heteroatom Interactions by Post-elements-transformation of Organotitanium Polymer

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00724B, CommunicationHiroki Nishiyama, Feng Zheng, Shinsuke Inagi, Hiroyuki Fueno, Kazuyoshi Tanaka, Ikuyoshi TomitaA unique π-conjugated polymer that possesses fully coplanar ring units through a tellurium-oxygen interaction, poly[(tellurophene-2,5-diyl)-alt-(2,5-dialkoxybenzene-1,4-diyl)], was...

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“Blackness” is an index of redox complexity in melanin polymers

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00700E, PaperPaola Manini, Valeria Lino, Gerardino D'Errico, Samantha Reale, Alessandra Napolitano, Francesco De Angelis, Marco d'IschiaDisclosed herein is the first experimental evidence for a direct correlation between the broadband visible light absorption (“blackness”) and the coexistence of...

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Folded Amphiphilic Homopolymer Micelles in Water: Uniform Self-Assembly beyond Amphiphilic Random Copolymers

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00685H, PaperYoshihiko Kimura, Makoto Ouchi, Takaya TerashimaHerein, we developed precision self-assembly systems of amphiphilic homopolymers into folded micelles in water. For this, we newly designed amphiphilic double brush monomers comprising hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEG) and hydrophobic...The...

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All Poly(Ionic Liquid) Block Copolymer Nanoparticles from Antagonistic Isomeric Macromolecular Blocks via Aqueous RAFT Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00698J, PaperJeremy Depoorter, Xibo Yan, Biao Zhang, Guillaume Sudre, Aurelia Charlot, Etienne Fleury, Julien BernardWe describe herein a straightforward methodology for designing all-poly(ionic liquid) block copolymers nanoparticles with various morphologies by aqueous RAFT polymerization-induced...

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Polymer Chain Editing: Functionality “Knock-in”, “Knock-out” and Replacement via Cross Metathesis Reaction and Thiol-Michael Addition

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00549E, PaperJie Ren, Junpo HeWe hereby report a strategy for polymer modification including operation of functionality “knock-in”, “knock-out” and replacement on the polymer main chains through olefin cross metathesis (CM) reaction followed by thiol-Michael...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The...

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Synthesis of novel Co(II) complexed bipyrimidine polyimide and preparation of thin film composite membranes

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00583E, PaperJianrui Zhang, Xiaocui Han, Cheng Yue, Di Liu, Ziyu Lin, Yirong Sun, Liyuan Chen, Jinhui Pang, Zhenhua JiangA new diamine monomer with a tetramethyl bipyrimidine group was synthesized. Polyimide containing a bipyrimidine group was successfully homopolymerized to chemical imidization....

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Effects on Photovoltaic properties of copolymers with five-membered chalcogen-pi-heterocycles bridges

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00752H, PaperJiao Liu, Junzhen Ren, Shaoqing Zhang, Jianhui HouThe five-membered aromatic heterocycles were widely used for conducting conjugated polymers in the application of organic photovoltaic cells (OSCs). In this work, three polymers containing furan, thiophene, and selenophene, as...The...

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Polymer Compositions on Kinetic Resolutions of Secondary Alcohols Using Polymer-Supported Silyl Chlorides

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0PY00747A, PaperTian Zhang, Shelby D Dickerson, Tianyu Zhu, Chuanbing Tang, Sheryl WiskurA study of polymer compositions and how they affect asymmetric kinetic resolutions of racemic secondary cyclic alcohols was undertaken to understand the effect of polymer polarity and spacing on enantiomeric...The...

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