Monomers possessing two functionalities suitable for polymerization are often designed and
utilized in syntheses directed to the formation of cross-linked macromolecules. In this review …

Click chemistry, with remarkable advantages such as high efficiency, atom economy, mild
reaction conditions, very high yield, regio-and/or stereoselectivity, and good functionality …

Norbornene derivatives (NBEs) are common monomers for living ring-opening metathesis
polymerization and yield polymers with low dispersities and diverse functionalities …

A new and general strategy for the synthesis of sequence-defined polymers is described that
employs relay metathesis to promote the ring opening polymerization of unstrained …

Bimolecular catalyst decomposition is a fundamental, long-standing challenge in olefin
metathesis. Emerging ruthenium–cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbene (CAAC) catalysts, which …

This Viewpoint highlights the viability and increasing variety of functionalized
polypentenamers as unique and valuable materials created through enthalpy-driven ring …

Monomers derived from glucose and galactose, which contain an endocyclic alkene (in the
sugar ring) and a terminal alkyne, underwent a cascade polymerization to prepare new …

Two-dimensional (2D) polymer nanosheets have been attracting immense attention owing
to their potential applications in optical devices, membranes, and catalysis. However …

Ruthenium carbenes, famously used in olefin metathesis, have impacted numerous
research areas, ranging from synthesis to materials and biology. Although in the same group …

Anisotropic nanoparticles such as worm-like micelles have aroused much attention due to
their promising applications from templates to drug delivery. The fabrication of worm-like …