Single-Step Synthesis of Mesoporous Vinyl Polymers via Hierarchical Assembly of Stereocontrolled Chains and Their Unique Properties.

ABSTRACT: Mesoporous materials, vital in energy, environmental, and medical applications, require resource-intensive production. Mesoporous vinyl polymers, p-alkyl-N-phenyl-acrylamide (APAA) polymers is introduced, which offer unprecedented advantages in mass production. APAA monomers swiftly form syndiotactic chains through Monomer Aggregation-mediated Rapid, Radical Stereocontrolled (MARRS) polymerization, spontaneously creating mesoporous structures. Structural analyses (X-ray, NMR, DSC, FTIR, TEM, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller measurements) and molecular mechanics simulations suggest the formation of Y-shaped clusters via intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the syndiotactic chains, which then form either a lamellar or hexagonal cylindrical structure containing mesopores. APAA polymers are highl

SUBMITTER: Kim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723350 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature