Well-defined cyclic polymer synthesis via an efficient etherification-based bimolecular ring-closure strategy

• Published in: Polymer chemistry Vol. 12; no. 45; pp. 6616 - 6625
• Main Authors: Sharma, Sandeep, Ntetsikas, Konstantinos, Ladelta, Viko, Bhaumik, Saibal, Hadjichristidis, Nikos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 23.11.2021
• Subjects: Anionic polymerization; Chemical synthesis; Dilution; High vacuum; Ions; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Polyethylene glycol; Polymer chemistry; Polymers; Polystyrene resins; Size exclusion chromatography; Solvents

The synthesis of cyclic polymers on a large scale is a challenging task for polymer scientists due to the requirement of ultra-high dilution conditions. In this paper, we demonstrate an alternative method to prepare cyclic polymers with moderate dilution and up to 1 gram scale. We employed a simple...