Polymer Globule as a Nanoreactor

Peculiarities of chemical reactions inside polymer globules with sizes falling in the nanometric range have been theoretically studied. The simplest example of a polymer-catalyzed bimolecular reaction between two low-molecular-weight compounds has been considered to illustrate the advantages of cond...

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Published inMacromolecules Vol. 41; no. 7; pp. 2689 - 2693
Main Authors Kuchanov, S, Pogodin, S, ten Brinke, G, Khokhlov, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Chemical Society 08.04.2008
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Summary:Peculiarities of chemical reactions inside polymer globules with sizes falling in the nanometric range have been theoretically studied. The simplest example of a polymer-catalyzed bimolecular reaction between two low-molecular-weight compounds has been considered to illustrate the advantages of conducting chemical transformations in globular solution of macromolecules. Under theoretical examination of polymer-analogous transformations of polymer molecules, the possibility has been shown of reaction-induced conformational transitions between their coil and globular states. Besides, a pronounced effect has been revealed of the preferential sorption of low-molecular-weight reagents on composition of copolymers formed.
ISSN:0024-9297
1520-5835
DOI:10.1021/ma702710s