Synfacts 2009(6): 0621-0621  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1216659
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Templated Polymerization of Conjugated Polymers

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Mindy Levine
P. K. Lo, H. F. Sleiman*
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Publication History

Publication Date:
25 May 2009 (online)

Significance

The authors use polymer 1 as a template for the synthesis of polymer 3. Hydrogen bonding between the nucleobase substituents on polymer 1 and monomer 2 leads to a templated polymer with a narrow polydispersity.