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.
Rosario Scopelliti, Kay Severin, Nicolas Luisier
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