Water in Triple-Bond-Based Polymerizations: Roles as a Solvent or Monomer
Water, characterized by its safety, abundance, low cost, and sustainability, has garnered increasing attention in polymer synthesis. It has been utilized as a solvent or a co-monomer in polymerizations based on triple-bond building blocks for the construction of functional polymers. Currently, distinct progress has been made; however, no such review was presented. This Review aims to summarize the progress in alkyne-based polymerizations in aqueous media with the “on-water” effect, water-involved alkyne-based polymerizations, and water-involved isocyanide-based polymerizations. The catalyst systems, reaction conditions, post-modification strategies, and the properties and applications of the resulting polymers are summarized. Furthermore, the challenges and opportunities in this field are briefly discussed.
Authors
- Anjun Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-1808)
- Die Huang
- Ben Zhong Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-964X)
Institutions
- Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology (CN)
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CN)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Polymer science & technology.
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/polymscitech.5c00016
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.81
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Innovation and Technology Commission
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology