Supramolecular ABC Triblock Copolymers

摘要

Herein we present a straightforward methodology for the synthesis of supramolecular ABC triblock copolymers. Supra-molecular polymer chemistry is a major research focus as it has the potential to improve the versatility of polymeric materials through the incorporation of noncovalent interactions, thereby generating dynamic and reversible, that is, "smart", materials. Supramolecular functionalities can be incorporated into polymers in two distinct ways—by either side-chain or main-chain functionalization. The latter approach opens up new pathways for the preparation of block copolymers by using telechelic supramolecular polymers with different, sometimes incompatible, polymeric backbones, and has the potential to yield materials with unprecedented and tunable properties.