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Metal-free entropy-driven disulfide metathesis polymerization of unsaturated l-cystine based macrocycles produces high-molar-mass heterofunctional poly(disulfide)s, i.e., poly(ester-disulfide-alkene) and poly(amide-disulfide-alkene); Mwapp = 44-60 kDa, Ð > 1.7. The polymerization is fast and… Click to show full abstract
Metal-free entropy-driven disulfide metathesis polymerization of unsaturated l-cystine based macrocycles produces high-molar-mass heterofunctional poly(disulfide)s, i.e., poly(ester-disulfide-alkene) and poly(amide-disulfide-alkene); Mwapp = 44-60 kDa, Ð > 1.7. The polymerization is fast and reaches equilibrium within 1-5 minutes (monomer conversion 70-90%) in polar aprotic solvents such as N,N-dimethylacetamide, dimethylsulfoxide, or γ-valerolactone. Thiol-terminated polymers are stable in bulk or when dissolved in weakly polar solvents, but rapidly depolymerize in dilute polar solution.
Journal Title: Macromolecular rapid communications
Year Published: 2018
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