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Nucleation–elongation: a mechanism for cooperative supramolecular polymerization

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry · 2003 · Vol. 1(20) · pp. 3471–3491

Dahui Zhao(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Jeffrey S. Moore✉(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Abstract

The kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics of polymerizations following a cooperative, nucleation-elongation mechanism are discussed in comparison to those of non-cooperative, isodesmic polymerizations. Nucleation-elongation polymerization is a relatively unexplored avenue of synthetic polymer chemistry and offers some unique and interesting thermodynamic and kinetic attributes not found in the more classical mechanisms of polymer chemistry.

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes Molecular Junctions and NanostructuresIsodesmic reactionNucleationChemistryPolymerizationElongationSupramolecular chemistryPolymerCooperativityMechanism (biology)Polymer chemistry

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