Supramolecular polymers based on dative boron-nitrogen bonds

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Aug 14;48(63):7808-10. doi: 10.1039/c2cc34231f. Epub 2012 Jul 4.

Abstract

Heteroditopic monomers containing an arylboronate ester and a dialkyl-4-aminopyridine group aggregate via dative boron-nitrogen bonds to give main chain supramolecular polymers. The degree of polymerization can be tuned by changing the electronic and steric properties of the boronate ester.