Supramolecular Polymers Based on Non-Coplanar AAA-DDD Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes

Iamnica J Linares Mendez; Hong-Bo Wang; Ying-Xue Yuan; James A Wisner

doi:10.1002/marc.201700619

Supramolecular Polymers Based on Non-Coplanar AAA-DDD Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes

Macromol Rapid Commun. 2018 Mar;39(5). doi: 10.1002/marc.201700619. Epub 2017 Dec 18.

Authors

Iamnica J Linares Mendez^{1

2}, Hong-Bo Wang^{1

2}, Ying-Xue Yuan¹, James A Wisner^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430056, China.
² Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada.

PMID: 29251385
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700619

Abstract

Non-coplanar triple-hydrogen-bond arrays are connected as telechelic groups to alkyl chains and their properties as AA/BB type supramolecular polymers are examined. Viscosity studies at three temperatures are used to study the ring-chain equilibrium and determine the critical concentrations where polymer chains are formed. It is observed that neither the temperature range studied nor the alkyl chain length of one component significantly affect the polymerization properties in this system.

Keywords: hydrogen bonds; polymers; self-assembly; supramolecular chemistry.

MeSH terms

Hydrogen / chemistry*
Hydrogen Bonding*
Kinetics
Models, Chemical
Molecular Structure
Polymerization*
Polymers / chemistry*
Temperature
Viscosity

Substances

Polymers
Hydrogen