Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

Cyclic polymers present a topology that differ significantly from their linear counterparts due
to their circular structure and therefore, the lack of chain ends. These simple characteristics …

The existing catalyst/initiator systems and methodologies used for the synthesis of polymers
can access only a few cyclic polymers composed entirely of a single monomer type, and the …

Cyclic polymers with a ring-like topology and no chain ends are a unique class of
macromolecules. In the past several decades, significant advances have been made to …

Conspectus Molecular recognition is of paramount importance for modern chemical
processes and has now been achieved for small molecules using well-established host …

Solubility and functionality of polymeric materials are essential properties determining their
role in any application. In that regard, double hydrophilic copolymers (DHC) are typically …

Currently, to address the problem of end-of-life plastics, scientific researchers are urgently
looking for the future generation of polymers and technologies that contribute to upcycling …

Ring-expansion metathesis polymerization (REMP) has shown potential as an efficient
strategy to access cyclic macromolecules. Current approaches that utilize cyclic olefin …

Efficient synthesis of cyclic polymers has received much attention in polymer chemistry field.
Although photochemical cycloaddition of terminal π‐bonded units provides a plausible way …

Cyclic polymers are an intriguing class of polymers due to their lack of chain ends. This
unique architecture combined with steric constraints adorn cyclic polymers as well as nano …