Preparation and Structure of a Tubular Addition Polymer: A True Synthetic Nanotube
The structure of a synthetic nanotube prepared by the solid-state polymerization of a stacked column of diacetylene-based macrocycles has been determined. A polyether macrocycle monomer with two parallel diacetylene functionalities was prepared. Its crystal structure revealed that the compound cryst...
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| Published in: | Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 134; no. 1; pp. 142 - 145 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
American Chemical Society
11-01-2012
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| Summary: | The structure of a synthetic nanotube prepared by the solid-state polymerization of a stacked column of diacetylene-based macrocycles has been determined. A polyether macrocycle monomer with two parallel diacetylene functionalities was prepared. Its crystal structure revealed that the compound crystallizes with structural parameters suitable for topochemical polymerization. Slow annealing of a single crystal for 35 days brought about a single-crystal-to-single-crystal polymerization resulting in the first experimentally determined structure of a tubular addition polymer. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0002-7863 1520-5126 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/ja209792f |