Hydrogen bonded supramolecular polymers in moderately polar solvents

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Oct 14;47(38):10683-5. doi: 10.1039/c1cc14590h. Epub 2011 Sep 1.

Abstract

Hydrogen bonded assemblies are usually decomposed by polar organic solvents. However, we have succeeded in preparing a strongly associated supramolecular polymer which forms viscous solutions in competitive solvents such as tetrahydrofuran.