Issue 15, 2015

Modular construction of macrocycle-based topological polymers via high-efficient thiol chemistry

Abstract

Modular and precise construction of topological polymers with structural complexity is a prerequisite to understand the structure-property relationships of functional non-linear macromolecules. In this article, several examples of well-defined topological polymers are prepared by using two kinds of functionalized cyclic polymeric precursors via different high-efficient thiol-related chemistries. Firstly, multifunctional atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiators bearing alkyne and disulfide groups were elaborately prepared. Well-defined thiol-containing monocyclic and fused-bicyclic polymers via ATRP and Cu-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) ring closure were then synthesized. Finally, by the utilization of thiol-containing monocyclic or fused-dicyclic polymers as building blocks, several kinds of macromolecules with tadpole-, spiro-shaped, fused-dicyclic tadpole and other topologies were successfully constructed via a modular mode. This study expands the scope of available macrocycle-based topological polymers and facilitates further diverse development of even more complex non-linear macromolecules via modular synthetic methodology.

Graphical abstract: Modular construction of macrocycle-based topological polymers via high-efficient thiol chemistry

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Feb 2015
Accepted
17 Feb 2015
First published
18 Feb 2015

Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 2879-2891

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Modular construction of macrocycle-based topological polymers via high-efficient thiol chemistry

J. Zhao, Y. Zhou, Y. Li, X. Pan, W. Zhang, N. Zhou, K. Zhang, Z. Zhang and X. Zhu, Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2879 DOI: 10.1039/C5PY00174A

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