Supramolecular Polymerization

Mechanically Induced Homochirality in Nucleated Enantioselective Polymerization

“…See also Table 1. in the elementary reaction steps, in the rate constants (Table 1), and in the corresponding differential rate equations [Eq. (36) in the Appendix]. This exact symmetry can be broken spontaneously by the dynamical solutions of the differential rate equations.…”

“…24 of Ref. 36 The rate constants k 2 , k −2 and k a , k −a obey a thermodynamic constraint, see the Appendix. We treat cooperative nucleated polymerization as k 1 < k −1 , k 2 > k −2 .…”

π-Conjugated polymer-layered structures: synthesis and self-assembly

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Because π-conjugated compounds tend to aggregate by π-π stacking, the introduction of non-covalent interactions at appropriate positions increases their association constants and facilitates the formation of higher-ordered structures. 12,13 For example, supramolecular gels can be formed through intermolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonds, 14,15 and multiple long alkyl chains facilitate columnar stacking along the π-stacking direction of supramolecular assemblies [16][17][18][19] (Figure 1a). A variety of assembled structures can be formed through covalent linkages between π-conjugated units (Figure 1b).…”

Supramolecular Interfacial Polymerization: A Controllable Method of Fabricating Supramolecular Polymeric Materials

“…Owing to the dynamic nature of the noncovalent interactions, supramolecular polymers exhibit unique properties such as reversibility, stimuli‐responsiveness, self‐healing, and good processability 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. Over the past decades, significant advances have been made in developing methods of supramolecular polymerization, from spontaneous to controllable and living supramolecular polymerization 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38.…”