Synthesis and characterization of a mechanically linked transformable polymer

Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 546-552

  Aoki, Daisuke ^a   Uchida, Satoshi ^a   Takata, Toshikazu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mechanically linked polymer; Rotaxane linkage; Transformable polymer; Translation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; AXLES; CHAINS; CROWN ETHERS; ETHERS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES); WHEELS;

CROWN-ETHER WHEELS; END CAPPING; GRAFT CHAINS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; LINEAR POLYMERS; POLYMER CHAINS; ROTAXANES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84915813118     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2014.22     Document Type: Article

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