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Supramolecular polymers based on dative boron–nitrogen bonds

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Kay Severin, Nicolas Luisier, Erin Sheepwash
2012

Abstract

Heteroditopic monomers containing an arylboronate ester and a dialkyl-4-aminopyridine group aggregate via dative boron–nitrogen bonds to give main chain supramolecular polymers. The degree of polymerization can be tuned by changing the electronic and steric properties of the boronate ester.

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