Template Polymerization Using Artificial Double Strands
Template Polymerization Using Artificial Double Strands
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使用人工双链的模板聚合
DOI:
10.1021/ma050963o
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发表时间:
2005
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
M. Akashi
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作者:
K. Hamada;T. Serizawa;M. Akashi
Template syntheses of synthetic polymers are interesting targets for precision polymerization. Isotactic (it) and syndiotactic (st) poly (methyl methacrylate) s (PMMAs) artificially form double-stranded helical stereocomplexes in polar organic solvents on the basis of structural fitting with van der Waals interactions, 1 in which complex it-PMMAs are surrounded by twice length of st-PMMAs. 2 Polymer chemists are strongly interested in this double-stranded moiety as an adequate assembly system to perform in situ free radical template syntheses of stereoregular PMMAs in the presence of a single PMMA. 3, 4 Although the stoichiometry of this complex is different from that of nucleic acids, template polymerization is inspired by template syntheses of nucleic acids and proteins under mild physiological conditions. 5 However, the structural transcription of templates to polymers synthesized by this method has thus far been insufficient. Polymerization has been demonstrated under restrictive conditions (low conversions, low temperatures, and high molecular weights of templates). 3Since biological systems synchronously utilize sophisticated nanospaces formed by proper enzymes as well as template effects, solvated polymers with random and dynamic conformations are not suitable polymerization templates. To overcome this problem, we proposed polymerization within nanospaces formed by polymer templates as porous ultrathin films and realized highly efficient template synthesis of stereoregular methacrylate polymers. 6 Polymerization proceeded along with stereocomplexes formed with van der Waals contacts between it-PMMA and st-poly (methacrylic acid)(PMAA) with 1: 1 (length/length) stoichiometry. The molecular weights of methacrylate polymers synthesized were almost the same as those of template polymers, suggesting that length information was transferred to synthesized polymers. However, since we have insufficient information for the assembly structure of 1: 1 stereocomplexes, 7 the absolute transfer of structural information was not convincing. It is therefore desirable to aim for applications with other significant assemblies for template polymerization. Herein, we report the stereoregular template polymerization in template nanospaces using free radical initiators, based on doublestranded helical stereocomplexes formed between it-