Polymerization of polar monomers mediated by main-group Lewis acid–base pairs

M Hong, J Chen, EYX Chen - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The development of new or more sustainable, active, efficient, controlled, and selective
polymerization reactions or processes continues to be crucial for the synthesis of important …

Progress in polymer single-chain based hybrid nanoparticles

Y Shao, Z Yang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Precise control of molecular hierarchical organization has endowed biological systems with
unique functions, which inspires great efforts in the synthesis of artificial mimics. Polymeric …

Recent trends in catalytic polymerizations

DJ Walsh, MG Hyatt, SA Miller, D Guironnet - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

Recyclable cyclic bio-based acrylic polymer via pairwise monomer enchainment by a trifunctional Lewis pair

Y Song, J He, Y Zhang, RA Gilsdorf, EYX Chen - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The existing catalyst/initiator systems and methodologies used for the synthesis of polymers
can access only a few cyclic polymers composed entirely of a single monomer type, and the …

Lewis pair polymerization: perspective on a ten-year journey

ML McGraw, EYX Chen - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ten years have passed since the conception of what was termed Lewis pair polymerization
(LPP) that employs Lewis acid and base in pairs to not only activate monomers but also …

Synchronous control of chain length/sequence/topology for precision synthesis of cyclic block copolymers from monomer mixtures

ML McGraw, RW Clarke, EYX Chen - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Precision synthesis of cyclic polymers with predictable molecular weight and low dispersity
is a challenging task, particularly concerning cyclic polar vinyl polymers through a rapid …

Controlled Synthesis of Cyclic‐Helical Polymers with Circularly Polarized Luminescence

L Xu, BR Gao, XH Xu, L Zhou, N Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclic polymers attract attention because of their endless structure and unique properties,
which differ from the linear analogs. However, the synthesis of cyclic polymers is difficult and …

Proton-triggered topological transformation in superbase-mediated selective polymerization enables access to ultrahigh-molar-mass cyclic polymers

L Zhou, LT Reilly, C Shi, EC Quinn, EYX Chen - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
The selective synthesis of ultrahigh-molar-mass (UHMM,> 2 million Da) cyclic polymers is
challenging as an exceptional degree of spatiotemporal control is required to overcome the …

Macrocyclic polymers: Synthesis, purification, properties and applications

J Ochs, CA Pagnacco, F Barroso-Bujans - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyclic polymers present a topology that differ significantly from their linear counterparts due
to their circular structure and therefore, the lack of chain ends. These simple characteristics …

Cyclic polymers: Advances in their synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications

R Liénard, J De Winter… - Journal of Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Since the time first synthetic macrocycles were observed as academic curiosities, great
advances have been made. Thanks to the development of controlled polymerization …