Visualization and design of the functional group distribution during statistical copolymerization

Paul H. M. Van Steenberge; Ondrej Sedlacek; Julio C. Hernández-Ortiz; Bart Verbraeken; Marie-Françoise Reyniers; Richard Hoogenboom; Dagmar R. D’hooge

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11368-6

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Visualization and design of the functional group distribution during statistical copolymerization

Paul H. M. Van Steenberge,
Ondrej Sedlacek,
Julio C. Hernández-Ortiz,
Bart Verbraeken,
Marie-Françoise Reyniers,
Richard Hoogenboom,
Dagmar R. D’hooge

Affiliations

Paul H. M. Van Steenberge: Ghent University, Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)
Ondrej Sedlacek: Ghent University, Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
Julio C. Hernández-Ortiz: Ghent University, Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)
Bart Verbraeken: Ghent University, Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
Marie-Françoise Reyniers: Ghent University, Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)
Richard Hoogenboom: Ghent University, Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
Dagmar R. D’hooge: Ghent University, Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11368-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Understanding the functional group distribution in a polymer chain has been difficult, but this information can be very useful. Here the authors visualize the monomer distribution in individual polymer chains by combining experimental and theoretical analysis of the construction of functionality-chain length distributions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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