title: Cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular polymers: promoting supramolecular polymerization by metal-coordination.
abstract: Linear supramolecular polymers were obtained in aqueous solution by employing cucurbit[8]uril-based host-guest interaction as the driving force. Water-soluble monomers were prepared through direct metal-coordination. The rigid and bulky terpyridine-Fe linker can effectively enhance the monomer's solubility and suppress its cyclization, thereby promoting supramolecular polymerization.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Yiliu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zehuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xinxin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang