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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2022

Side-Chain Control of Topochemical Polymer Single Crystals with Tunable Elastic Modulus.

Zitang Wei, Xiaokang Wang, Bumjoon Seo, Xuyi Luo, Qixuan Hu, Jack Jones, Matthias Zeller, Kang Wang, Brett M Savoie, Kejie Zhao and 1 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Zitang WeiDavidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7391-0342
Xiaokang WangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Bumjoon SeoDavidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Xuyi LuoDavidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Qixuan HuDavidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Jack JonesDavidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Matthias ZellerDepartment of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Kang WangDavidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Brett M SavoieDavidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Kejie ZhaoSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Letian DouDavidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6411-8591

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) 2045887-CBETNational Science Foundation (NSF) 2143568-DMRNational Science Foundation (NSF) CMMI-1941323Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Fund 41001027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topochemical polymerizations hold the promise of producing high molecular weight and stereoregular single crystalline polymers by first aligning monomers before polymerization. However, monomer modifications often alter the crystal packing and result in non-reactive polymorphs. Here, we report a systematic study on the side chain functionalization of the bis(indandione) derivative system that can be polymerized under visible light. Precisely engineered side chains help organize the monomer crystals in a one-dimensional fashion to maintain the topochemical reactivity. By optimizing the side chain length and end group of monomers, the elastic modulus of the resulting polymer single crystals can also be greatly enhanced. Lastly, using ultrasonication, insoluble polymer single crystals can be processed into free-standing and robust polymer thin films. This work provides new insights on the molecular design of topochemical reactions and paves the way for future applications of this fascinating family of materials.

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Elastic ModulusPolymer ProcessingSide-Chain ControlSingle Crystalline PolymerTopochemical Polymerization

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PMID36219546
PMCPMC10092176

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