Preparation of supramolecular polymers from a monomer showing crystalline polymorphism (IMAGE)

Chiba University

Preparation of supramolecular polymers from a monomer showing crystalline polymorphism

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(a) An insoluble crystalline polymorphic state inhibits supramolecular polymerization at high concentrations. (b) Mixing the coformer molecule with the parent monomer in the solidification process deteriorates the structural order of the crystalline polymorphic state, resulting in the formation of a co-aggregated state with high solubility. 

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Atsushi Isobe from Chiba University, Japan

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