Rhodanine-based Knoevenagel reaction and ring-opening polymerization for efficiently constructing multicyclic polymers

Ze Zhang; Xuan Nie; Fei Wang; Guang Chen; Wei-Qiang Huang; Lei Xia; Wen-Jian Zhang; Zong-Yao Hao; Chun-Yan Hong; Long-Hai Wang; Ye-Zi You

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17474-0

Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Rhodanine-based Knoevenagel reaction and ring-opening polymerization for efficiently constructing multicyclic polymers

Ze Zhang,
Xuan Nie,
Fei Wang,
Guang Chen,
Wei-Qiang Huang,
Lei Xia,
Wen-Jian Zhang,
Zong-Yao Hao,
Chun-Yan Hong,
Long-Hai Wang,
Ye-Zi You

Affiliations

Ze Zhang: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Xuan Nie: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Fei Wang: The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China
Guang Chen: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Wei-Qiang Huang: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Lei Xia: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Wen-Jian Zhang: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Zong-Yao Hao: The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University and Institute of Urology, Anhui Medical University
Chun-Yan Hong: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Long-Hai Wang: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Ye-Zi You: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17474-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Cyclic polymers have a number of unique physical properties compared to their linear counterparts but their synthesis is very limited. Here, the authors show a method to form a wide variety of multicyclic polymers by a rhodanine˗based Knoevenagel reaction and ring-opening polymerization.

Published in Nature Communications

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