Effects of topological constraints on linked ring polymers in solvents of varying quality
Zahra Ahmadian Dehaghani, Iurii Chubak, Christos N. Likos, Mohammad Reza Ejtehadi
Abstract
topological links. Furthermore, we consider poly[n]catenanes in solvents of varying quality and we demonstrate that the presence of topological links leads to an increase of its θ-temperature in comparison to isolated linear and ring chains with the following ordering: T > T > T. Finally, we show that the presence of links similarly raises the θ-temperature of a single linked ring in comparison to an unlinked one, bringing its θ-temperature close to the one of a poly[n]catenane.
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CatenaneRing (chemistry)PolymerSolventQuality (philosophy)Topology (electrical circuits)Chemical physicsMaterials scienceComputational chemistryChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryMoleculeMathematicsCombinatoricsQuantum mechanicsSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresChemical Synthesis and Analysis