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Chain growth in control

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Supramolecular polymerizations typically proceed through stepwise intermolecular mechanisms, concomitant with many side reactions to yield aggregates of unpredictable size, shape and mass. Now, a chain-growth strategy is shown to allow assembly of molecules into supramolecular chain structures endowed with precisely controlled characteristics.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of the supramolecular chain-growth polymerization process involving bowl-shaped corannulene molecules.

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  1. Renren Deng and Xiaogang Liu are at the Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, and the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore 117602, Singapore,

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Deng, R., Liu, X. Chain growth in control. Nature Chem 7, 472–473 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2265

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