title: Poly(beta-alanoid-block-beta-alanine)s: synthesis via cobalt-catalyzed carbonylative polymerization and self-assembly.
abstract: The titled diblock copolymers are synthesized via cobalt-catalyzed living carbonylative polymerization of N-alkylaziridines under moderate pressures followed by a deprotection step. The poly(beta-alanine) block is solubilized by the poly(beta-alanoid) block in chloroform and remains fully hydrogen-bonded in the form of a sheet-like assembly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, 170 University Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA.
authors.forename: Shaohui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xinfei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yingfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Stephen Z D
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D001388:Aziridines / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015091:beta-Alanine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001388:Aziridines; D011108:Polymers; D015091:beta-Alanine; D003035:Cobalt; D002725:Chloroform