Chemical Communication between Organometallic Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles

Victoria Kobernik, Inbal Berkovich, Avishai Levy, N. Gabriel Lemcoff, Charles E. Diesendruck

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Abstract

Chemical communication between macromolecules was studied by observing the controlled single chain collapse that ensues the exchange of a metal cross-linker between two polymer chains. The rhodium (I) organometallic cross-linker transfer from a low molecular weight collapsed polybutadiene to a larger polymer was followed using size exclusion chromatography. The increased effective molarity in the larger polymer seems to be the driving force for the metal migration. Thus, we demonstrate here a strategy for transferring a molecular signal that induces chain collapse of a polymer chain based on non-covalent interactions, mimicking biological behaviors reminiscent of signal transductions in proteins.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)15835-15838
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume26
Issue number68
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Dec 2020

Keywords

  • chemical communication
  • intramolecular collapse
  • metallopolymers
  • polybutadiene
  • single-chain polymer nanoparticles

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

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