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Mechanistic insights into the pressure-induced polymerization of aryl/perfluoroaryl co-crystals

Margaret C. Gerthoffer, Bohan Xu, Sikai Wu, Jordan M. Cox, Steven Huss, Shalisa M. Oburn, Steven A. Lopez, Vincent H. Crespi, John V. Badding, Elizabeth Elacqua

2022Polymer Chemistry17 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The pressure-induced polymerization of aryl/perfluoroaryl co-crystals offers a strategic route to obtain sequence-defined polymeric architectures, such as diamond nanothreads, that feature a stiff sp 3 hybridized backbone.

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