Simultaneous covalent and noncovalent hybrid polymerizations

• DOI: 10.1126/science.aad4091
• Publication Date: 2016-01-28T19:36:30Z
• Authors: Zhilin Yu; Faifan Tantakitti; Tao Yu; Liam C. Palmer; George C. Schatz; Samuel I. Stupp
• Keywords: Dynamic Covalent Chemistry; Supramolecular Polymers; Non-covalent interactions

Doubling down on polymerization In biology, structural polymers such as cytoskeletal fibers assemble from covalently polymerized monomers through weaker supramolecular interactions hydrogen bonds. Yu et al. report the synthesis of cylindrical when three react, two and one in a fashion. When reaction proceeded stepwise, lower-molecular-weight flat tapes formed instead, which suggests that helped to catalyze covalent polymerization. Science , this issue p. 497