This proposal aims to prepare the first polymers based on chains of boron atoms, and to utilise their unique properties

原子连接成链是生命的先决条件，为承载生物组织提供结构成分，并允许大生物大分子的存在。这种链在现代社会中也无处不在，正如有机化学和聚合物(塑料)在我们生活中的巨大重要性所证明的那样。最重要的是，这一任务是由碳承担的，它与自己形成强大的共价键，并具有形成元素周期表中无与伦比的链的能力。在某些情况下，其他元素也会形成链，但它们与自己形成的键不太稳定，通常使它们不切实际。在这种情况下，一个异常值是元素硼，它与自己形成非常强的键，但到目前为止从未产生过长的一维链。这项提议利用五个既定的合成概念，旨在制备基于硼原子链的聚合物，并利用它们独特的结构、化学和光物理性质。

The connection of atoms into chains is a prerequisite for life, providing the structural components of load-bearing biological tissues and allowing the existence of large biomacromolecules. Such chains are also ubiquitous in modern society, as witnessed by theimmense importance of organic chemistry and polymers (plastics) in our lives.Overwhelmingly, this task is undertaken by carbon, which forms strong covalent bonds with itself and has an ability to form chains that is unmatched in the periodic table. Other elements also form chains in certain cases, but form less stable bonds with themselves, usually rendering them impractical. One outlier in this case is the element boron, which forms very strong bonds with itself but has thus far has never produced long one-dimensional chains.Using an armoury of five established synthetic concepts, this proposal aims to prepare polymers based on chains of boron atoms and utilise their unique structural, chemical and photophysical properties.