Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.23, No.10-11, 607-611, 2002
Water-soluble block copolymers with an organometallic polyferrocenylsilane polyelectrolyte block via a sequential anionic transition metal-catalyzed polymerization approach
A water-soluble polysiloxane-block-polyferrocene diblock copolymer has been synthesized using sequential anionic and transition metal-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization. This material represents the first example of a diblock copolymer soluble in aqueous media with a hydrophilic organometallic polyelectrolyte block.
Keywords:nanostructures;organometallic polymers;polyferrocenylsilanes;self-assembly;water-soluble block copolymers