Controlled Polymerization of Multivinyl Monomers: Formation of Cyclized/Knotted Single-Chain Polymer Architectures

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• 作者：Yongsheng Gao ; Dr. Ben Newland ; Dr. Dezhong Zhou ; Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Dr. Wenxin Wang
• 刊名：Angewandte Chemie International Edition
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 9, 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：56
• 期：2
• 页码：450-460
• 全文大小：3265K
• ISSN：1521-3773

文摘

Seventy years ago, Flory and Stockmayer predicted that the polymerization of multivinyl monomers (MVMs) would inevitably lead to insoluble cross-linked gel networks. Since then, the use of MVMs has largely been limited to as cross-linking agents. More recently, however, polymerization strategies such as reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) have paved the way for the exploration of new possibilities in terms of both polymer architectures and functional capabilities. This Minireview provides historical context to the problem of polymerizing MVMs, before highlighting how RDRP has led to the formation of new cyclized/knotted polymer structures. Although the potential of such cyclized/knot polymer architectures is far from being fulfilled, some emerging applications are discussed.