A new polynorbornene bearing palladated SCS pincer complexes
at each repeat unit has been synthesized using ring-opening metathesis
polymerization. Small mesogenic molecules possessing nitrile or
pyridine-based anchoring units are instantaneously and quantitatively
coordinated to the palladium center in one simple self-assembly
step giving rise to a densely functionalized polymer. These results
suggest that the coordination of mesogenic small molecules onto
the polymer scaffold can provide a simple and efficient route to
a variety of materials.
polymer - supramolecular chemistry - self-assembly - coordination chemistry - palladium