Polymer Synthesis and Reactions

Conversion of diols to dithiols via a dehydration polycondensation with a dicarboxylic acid containing a disulfide and subsequent reduction page 956.

[it/st/st]-3-star-poly(methyl methacrylate)

See the article by Takafumi Nishiura, Yoshinori Abe and Tatsuki Kitayama, Uniform poly(methyl methacrylate) stereostars: synthesis, separation and stereocomplex formation on page 868.

N,N′N′′-((1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)tris(benzene-4,1-diyl))tris(3,4,5-tris(dodecyloxy)benzamide) triazine triamide

See the article by Yasuya Kudo, Mina Sakuragi, Satoshi Hashida, Rempei Kuwahara, Tsutomu Ishi-I, Hiroyasu Masunaga and Kazuo Sakurai, Flexibility and local structure of a worm-like cylinder of self-assembled discotic triazine triamide on page 812.

Oligomeric Electrolyte Gelator

See the article by Nagatoshi Koumura, Hajime Matsumoto, Hajime Kawanami, Nobuyuki Tamaoki and Masaru Yoshida, Tuning of solubility and gelation ability of oligomeric electrolyte by anion exchange on page 759.

Half generation poly(amidoamine) (G0.5 PAMAM) dendrimer

See the article by Yuka Tanaka and Kensuke Naka, A carbonate controlled-addition method for size-controlled calcium carbonate spheres by carboxylic acid terminated poly(amidoamine) dendrimers on page 676.

Chemical Structure of P1

See the article by Tsuyoshi Michinobu, Jun Inui and Hiroyuki Nishide, Two-dimensionally extended organic high-spin poly(aminium cationic radical)s and their magnetic force microscopic images on page 575.

Crosslinker derived from calixarene

See the article by Shengang Xu, Hiroto Kudo, Tadatomi Nishikubo, Shinya Nakamura and Shunichi Numata, Model reactions of calixarenes and their esterified derivatives with glycidyl phenyl ether for thermal curing reactions of epoxy resins on page 456.

Poly(1,6-hexamethylene adipate) (PHA)

See the article by Eamor M Woo, Ying-Hsuan Chou, Wan-Jing Chiang, I-Tzu Chen, I-Han Huang and Nai-Tzu Kuo Amorphous phase behavior and crystalline morphology in blends of poly(vinyl methyl ether) with isomeric polyesters: poly(hexamethylene adipate) and poly(ɛ-caprolactone) page 391.

Schematic of swelling/shrinking behavior of biomolecule-responsive hydrogels

See the article by Takashi Miyata, Preparation of smart soft materials using molecular complexes page 277.

Crown ether-based side chain-type polyrotaxane

See the article by Kazuko Nakazono, Keiichiro Fukasawa, Takashi Sato, Yasuhito Koyama and Toshikazu Takata, Synthesis of acetylene-functionalized [2]rotaxane monomers directed toward side chain-type polyrotaxanes on page 208.

Polymerization of dibenzofulvene (DBF)

See the article by T. Nakano, Synthesis, Structure and Function of π-Stacked Poylmers on page 103.