title: A supramolecular triarm star polymer from a homotritopic tris(crown ether) host and a complementary monotopic paraquat-terminated polystyrene guest by a supramolecular coupling method.
abstract: The first supramolecular star polymer based on pseudorotaxane host-guest complexation was prepared from statistical complexation of a homotritopic tris(crown ether) host and monotopic paraquat-terminated polystyrene guest in solution. The formation of this supramolecular star polymer was confirmed by proton NMR characterization and viscosity studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0212, USA.
authors.forename: Feihe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Devdatt S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Nagvekar
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Slebodnick
authors.forename: Harry W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Gibson