A supramolecular approach of modified polyoxometalate polymerization and visualization of a single polymer chain

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Sep 5;55(72):10788-10791. doi: 10.1039/c9cc05056f.

Abstract

An anthracene modified Anderson-Evans polyoxometalate was polymerized via supramolecular inclusion and then covalent coupling with the support of γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) under UV light irradiation. The formed main chain polymers of the inorganic polyanions self-assembled into fibrous bundles and single-strand chains were visualized and characterized via TEM and other techniques.