Mechanochemistry–the utilization of mechanical forces to induce chemical reactions–is a
rarely considered tool for polymer synthesis. It offers numerous advantages such as reduced …

Mechanochemical transformations have made chemists enter unknown territories, forcing a
different chemistry perspective. While questioning or revisiting familiar concepts belonging …

Azobenzene has been widely explored as a photoresponsive element in materials science.
Although some studies have investigated the force-induced isomerization of azobenzene …

Polymers have been widely applied in various fields in the daily routines and the
manufacturing. Despite the awareness of the aggressive and inevitable aging for the …

The development of luminescent materials via mechanochemistry embodies a compelling
yet intricate frontier within materials science. Herein, we delineate a methodology for the …

Visualization of mechanochemical damages, especially for those in the molecular-scale (eg,
bond scission in polymeric materials), is of great industrial and academic significance …

Although cross‐coupling reactions of amides by selective N− C cleavage are one of the
most powerful and burgeoning areas in organic synthesis due to the ubiquity of amide …

Radical initiators such as azo compounds and organic peroxides have been widely used to
facilitate numerous transformations of free radicals, which enable the efficient synthesis of …

The ball-mill grinding (BMG) of polymers has a long history, starting with Staudinger
showing in the 1930s that polystyrene undergoes chain scission upon ball milling. However …

A series of monodisperse cyclic and linear poly (d, l-lactide) s (c-PLA and l-PLA,
respectively) were prepared with various degrees of polymerization (DP) using an iterative …