title: End-Group-Functionalized Poly(α-olefinates) as Non-Polar Building Blocks: Self-Assembly of Sugar-Polyolefin Hybrid Conjugates.
abstract: Living coordinative chain-transfer polymerization of α-olefins, followed by chemical functionalization of a Zn(polymeryl)2 intermediate, provides entry to end-group functionalized poly(α-olefinates) (x-PAOs) that can serve as a new class of non-polar building block with tailorable occupied volumes. Application of these x-PAOs for the synthesis and self-assembly of sugar-polyolefin hybrid conjugates demonstrate the ability to manipulate the morphology of the ultra-thin film nanostructure through variation in occupied volume of the x-PAO domain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Tessy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Wonseok
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. lsita@umd.edu.
authors.forename: Lawrence R
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9880-1126
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Sita
keywords: click chemistry; living polymerization; polyolefins; self-assembly; sugars