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Metal-free multicomponent polymerization of activated diyne, electrophilic styrene and isocyanide towards highly substituted and functional poly(cyclopentadiene)

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The development of a facile and efficient polymerization to prepare cyclopentadiene-containing polymers is of vital importance and highly desired. In this work, a metal-free multicomponent polymerization of activated diyne, electrophilic styrene and isocyanide for the preparation of highly substituted poly(cyclopentadiene) was established. Soluble and thermally stable polymers with high molecular weights are obtained in high yields under mild conditions. By introducing the tetraphenylethene or triphenylamine moiety into polymer backbones, the resultant polymers show unique aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics. Interestingly, AIE polymers can also be generated in situ from non-AIE monomers. Moreover, the prepared polymers can generate photopatterns to function as photoresists and can also serve as visualizing agents to selectively stain the lipid droplets in live cells. This efficient polymerization will open up enormous opportunities for preparing functional cyclopentadiene-containing polymers applicable in diverse areas.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21788102, 22101028), the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (16304819, 16305320, C6014-20W), the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC-CNERC14SC01), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2019B121205002), Shenzhen Key laboratory of Functional Aggregate Materials (ZDSYS20212021222400001), and the Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, China

    Xinyue Liu, Xueqin Yang, Xin Li, Jianwei Sun, Jacky W. Y. Lam & Ben Zhong Tang

  2. Center for Advanced Materials Research, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai, 519085, China

    Benzhao He

  3. School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, China

    Ben Zhong Tang

  4. Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China

    Ben Zhong Tang

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Metal-free Multicomponent Polymerization of Activated Diyne, Electrophilic Styrene and Isocyanide towards Highly Substituted and Functional Poly(cyclopentadiene)

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Liu, X., Yang, X., Li, X. et al. Metal-free multicomponent polymerization of activated diyne, electrophilic styrene and isocyanide towards highly substituted and functional poly(cyclopentadiene). Sci. China Chem. 66, 863–869 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-022-1467-7

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