title: Molecular level ordering in poly(2-vinylpyridine).
abstract: The reaction between atactic poly(2-vinylpyridine) and 1,4-dibromobutane leads to formation of long-range 3D molecular ordering in polymer chains mainly because the side group (pyridine) of the polymer chain changes to a syndotactic configuration. This may enable the production of functional molecular devices that operate on a 3D atomic scale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Changez
authors.forename: Haeng-Deog
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Nam-Goo
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jin-Gyu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Youn-Joong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Shashadhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.forename: Jae-Suk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002073:Butanes / Q000737:chemistry; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002073:Butanes; D011145:Polyvinyls; C058671:poly(2-vinylpyridine)