Pharmapolymers in the 21st century: Synthetic polymers in drug delivery applications

C Englert, JC Brendel, TC Majdanski, T Yildirim… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
The administration of drugs, as a main challenge of pharmaceutical and medicinal
applications, has certainly benefited from the application of synthetic polymers. However …

C− H functionalization of commodity polymers

JB Williamson, SE Lewis, RR Johnson III… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic manipulation of polymer substrates is one of the oldest and most reliable methods
to increase the functional diversity of soft materials. Modifying the chemical structure of …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Functionalization

E Blasco, MB Sims, AS Goldmann, BS Sumerlin… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The translation of small molecule chemistries into efficient methodologies for polymer
functionalization spans several decades, enabling critical advances in soft matter materials …

Upcycling aromatic polymers through C–H fluoroalkylation

SE Lewis, BE Wilhelmy, FA Leibfarth - Chemical science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The unique properties imparted by planar, rigid aromatic rings in synthetic polymers make
these macromolecules useful in a range of applications, including disposable packaging …

Electrochemical dearomatization of commodity polymers

Z Siddiqi, D Sarlah - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 - ACS Publications
Dearomatizations are widely adopted strategies in synthetic organic chemistry that convert
arenes into compounds of broader utility; however, these transformations are virtually …

Gold-catalyzed precise bromination of polystyrene

B Dou, Y Xu, J Wang - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modification of commodity aromatic polymers is highly desirable for accessing materials with
new properties. The long-standing challenge for such approaches lies in the development of …

Precisely Controlled Polymerization of Styrene and Conjugated Dienes by Group 3 Single‐Site Catalysts

J Huang, Z Liu, D Cui, X Liu - ChemCatChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This Review aims at a comprehensive overview on the recent stereospecific control
polymerizations by group 3 metal complexes based catalytic systems in combination with …

Direct Synthesis of Functional Thermoplastic Elastomer with Excellent Mechanical Properties by Scandium‐Catalyzed Copolymerization of Ethylene and …

T Wang, C Wu, X Ji, D Cui - Angewandte Chemie, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report copolymerizations of ethylene (E) and ortho‐/meta‐/para‐fluorostyrenes
(SF= oFS/mFS/pFS) by using quinolyl methylene fluorenyl scandium complex (Flu‐CH2‐Qu) …

Stereoselective Copolymerization of Unprotected Polar and Nonpolar Styrenes by an Yttrium Precursor: Control of Polar‐Group Distribution and Mechanism

D Liu, M Wang, Z Wang, C Wu, Y Pan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Styrene underwent unprecedented coordination–insertion copolymerization with naked
polar monomers (ortho‐/meta‐/para‐methoxystyrene) in the presence of a pyridyl methylene …

Facile fabrication of multifunctional transparent glass with superhydrophobic, self-cleaning and ultraviolet-shielding properties via polymer coatings

H Sun, Y **, Y Tao, J Zhang - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2021 - Elsevier
Glass is widely used in outdoor living areas such as buildings and optical sensors to pursuit
people's expected living standards. However, the hydrophilic nature of traditional glass …