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Synthesis and Characterization of Partially Fluorinated Polybenzoxazine Resins Utilizing Octafluorocyclopentene as a Versatile Building Block by Wu, Jingbo, Xi, Yang, McCandless, Gregory T, Xie, Yinhuan, Menon, Remya, Patel, Yash, Yang, Duck Joo, Iacono, Scott T, Novak, Bruce M

“…Two new fluorinated diamine-based benzoxazines using octafluorocyclopentene (OFCP) as a building block have been developed. Monomers were synthesized via two…”
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Rigid, Helical Arm Stars through Living Nickel Polymerization of Carbodiimides by Siriwardane, Dumindika A, Kulikov, Oleg, Reuther, James F, Novak, Bruce M

“…Using the core-first growth strategy, we have synthesized a tris-Ni­(II) initiator which bears three initiating sites for the ensuing polymerization of…”
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UV- and Thermo-Controllable Azobenzene-Decorated Polycarbodiimide Molecular Springs by Siriwardane, Dumindika A, Kulikov, Oleg, Batchelor, Benjamin L, Liu, Zhiwei, Cue, John Michael, Nielsen, Steven O, Novak, Bruce M

“…Molecular switches offer wide applicability through conformational changes which can be triggered by external stimuli. Azobenzenes are excellent candidates to…”
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Solid State Sensing of Nonpolar VOCs Using the Bistable Expansion and Contraction of Helical Polycarbodiimides by Campos, Raymond, Reuther, James F, Mammoottil, Nimmy R, Novak, Bruce M

“…A molecular switch that operates from the discrete expansion and contraction of helical polymer chain segments in response to chemical environment is studied…”
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Controlled Living Polymerization of Carbodiimides Using Versatile, Air-Stable Nickel(II) Initiators: Facile Incorporation of Helical, Rod-like Materials by Reuther, James F, Bhatt, Mahesh P, Tian, Gonglu, Batchelor, Benjamin L, Campos, Raymond, Novak, Bruce M

“…The new polymerization of carbodiimides using two, simple [bis­(triphenylphosphino)­aryl]­nickel­(II) bromide complexes has been discovered to occur in a…”
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Characterization of Fibrous Aggregated Morphologies and Other Complex Architectures Self-Assembled from Helical Alkyne and Triazole Polycarbodiimides (R)- and (S)‑Families in the Bulk and Thin Film by Kulikov, Oleg V, Siriwardane, Dumindika A, Reuther, James F, McCandless, Gregory T, Sun, Hao-Jan, Li, Yuanchao, Mahmood, Samsuddin F, Sheiko, Sergei S, Percec, Virgil, Novak, Bruce M

“…We report here the self-assembly studies of 22 polycarbodiimides (PCDs) in complex morphologies such as fibers, looped fibers, fibrous networks, ribbons,…”
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Chiroptical Switching Polyguanidine Synthesized by Helix-Sense-Selective Polymerization Using [(R)-3,3‘-Dibromo-2,2‘-binaphthoxy](di-tert-butoxy)titanium(IV) Catalyst by Tang, Hong-Zhi, Boyle, Paul D, Novak, Bruce M

“…A series of chiral binaphthyl titanium alkoxide complexes were synthesized. Among them, chiral titanium complex…”
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Study of a melt processable polymer precursor for carbon fiber by Mahmood, Samsuddin F., Batchelor, Benjamin L., Jung, Minhye, Park, Kyusoon, Voit, Walter E., Novak, Bruce M., Yang, Duck

“…Carbon fibers (CF) are predominantly being manufactured from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based precursors which require solution spinning utilizing health…”
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A New, More Versatile, Optical Switching Helical Polycarbodiimide Capable of Thermally Tuning Polarizations ±359 by Kennemur, Justin G, Clark, J. B, Tian, Gonglu, Novak, Bruce M

“…An in depth study of newly synthesized polycarbodiimides containing asymmetric aryl pendant groups has been performed. The focus of this study was to create…”
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One-Pot, One-Catalyst Synthesis of Graft Copolymers by Controlled ROMP and ATRP Polymerizations by Charvet, Richard, Novak, Bruce M

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Helix-Sense Selective Polymerization of Carbodiimides:  Building Permanently Optically Active Polymers from Achiral Monomers by Tian, Gonglu, Lu, Yujie, Novak, Bruce M

“…The helix-sense selective polymerization of achiral monomers by homochiral catalysts was investigated. Polymerization of chiral carbodiimides…”
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Resolving the Regioregularity of Poly(N-n-hexyl-N′-phenylcarbodiimide) via Nitrogen-15 Labeling by DeSousa, Joseph D, Novak, Bruce M

“…Nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy (IR) were performed on an isotope-enriched…”
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Helical Polyguanidines Prepared by Helix-Sense-Selective Polymerizations of Achiral Carbodiimides Using Enantiopure Binaphthol-Based Titanium Catalysts by Tang, Hong-Zhi, Garland, Eva R, Novak, Bruce M, He, Jiangtao, Polavarapu, Prasad L, Sun, Frank Chen, Sheiko, Sergei S

“…The polymerization of N-(n-hexyl)-N‘-phenylcarbodiimide was studied using a number of homochiral catalysts based on binaphthol derivatives. All polymers showed…”
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A Thermal and Solvocontrollable Cylindrical Nanoshutter Based on a Single Screw-Sense Helical Polyguanidine by Tang, Hong-Zhi, Novak, Bruce M., He, Jiangtao, Polavarapu, Prasad L.

“…Helix‐sense‐selective polymerization of an achiral carbodiimide using a chiral titanium catalyst yields the regioregular, stereoregular…”
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Simple and efficient anionic polymerization of N‐phenylmaleimide with fluorides as an initiator by Wu, Jingbo, Sun, Shasha, Novak, Bruce M.

“…ABSTRACT The facile anionic polymerization of N‐phenylmaleimide (N‐PMI) using fluorides as an initiator has been discovered and systematically investigated…”
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Mechanistic Studies on the Aryl−Aryl Interchange Reaction of ArPdL2I (L = Triarylphosphine) Complexes by Goodson, Felix E, Wallow, Thomas I, Novak, Bruce M

“…The aryl−aryl interchange reaction of ArPdL2I complex 1m was found to follow pseudo-first-order kinetics. A marked inhibition in the presence of excess…”
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Cyclopolymerization of 1,2-Dicarbodiimides by Jayarathna, Chamni U, Zhang, Ying, Novak, Bruce M

“…Intramolecular cyclopolymerizations have been achieved by the polymerization of 1,2-dicarbodiimides using a CpTiCl2OCH2CF3 catalyst. Here, we have extended the…”
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Neutral Palladium Complexes as Catalysts for Olefin−Methyl Acrylate Copolymerization:  A Cautionary Tale by Tian, Gonglu, Boone, Harold W, Novak, Bruce M

“…Neutral palladium complexes bearing pyrrole−imine ligands (I−III) have been synthesized, and their use as catalysts for olefin and vinyl monomer…”
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Hierarchical Chirality in Polycarbodiimides by Kennemur, Justin G., Novak, Bruce M.

“…Non‐linear or helical polycarbodiimides feature a nitrogen‐rich fully substituted guanidine‐like backbone repeat unit with two synthetically selective pendant…”
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Synthesis of Alkyne-Functionalized Helical Polycarbodiimides and their Ligation to Small Molecules using ‘Click’ and Sonogashira Reactions by Budhathoki-Uprety, Januka, Novak, Bruce M

“…New terminal alkyne side chain functionalized polycarbodiimides, have been synthesized and “alkyne” ligation tools“click” (copper-catalyzed Huisgen…”
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