Aggregation-driven reversible formation of conjugated polymers in water

Dainius Janeliunas, Patrick Van Rijn, Job Boekhoven, Christophe B. Minkenberg, Jan H. Van Esch, Rienk Eelkema

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Abstract

Come together: Self-assembly can drive the formation of conjugated imine polymers in water, and stabilization of otherwise unstable imine bonds is used to obtain fully π-conjugated, responsive dynamic covalent polyimines in aqueous environments. Both the optical properties and the aggregate morphology can be tuned by varying the aromatic monomers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1998-2001
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume52
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Feb 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • conjugation
  • polymers
  • self-assembly
  • surfactants
  • water

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