Polymer mechanochemistry-enabled pericyclic reactions
Over the past decades, it became clear that next to heat and light, pericyclic reactions can be
induced mechanochemically when the reacting motifs are embedded as latent force …
induced mechanochemically when the reacting motifs are embedded as latent force …
Methods for exerting and sensing force in polymer materials using mechanophores
M Stratigaki, R Göstl - ChemPlusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, polymer mechanochemistry has evolved as a methodology to provide
insights into the action‐reaction relationships of polymers and polymer‐based materials and …
insights into the action‐reaction relationships of polymers and polymer‐based materials and …
Validation of the CoGEF method as a predictive tool for polymer mechanochemistry
The development of force-responsive molecules called mechanophores is a central
component of the field of polymer mechanochemistry. Mechanophores enable the design …
component of the field of polymer mechanochemistry. Mechanophores enable the design …
Strain visualization for strained macrocycles
Strain has a unique and sometimes unpredictable impact on the properties and reactivity of
molecules. To thoroughly describe strain in molecules, a computational tool that relates …
molecules. To thoroughly describe strain in molecules, a computational tool that relates …
The “labile” chemical bond: a perspective on mechanochemistry in polymers
WH Binder - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
The view on macromolecules has expanded significantly since Staudinger's hypothesis 100
years ago. Currently noncovalent bonds are ranked equally important to their covalent …
years ago. Currently noncovalent bonds are ranked equally important to their covalent …
Regiochemical effects for the mechanochemical activation of 9‐π‐extended anthracene‐maleimide Diels–Alder adducts
C Baumann, N Willis‐Fox, D Campagna… - Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The attachment point of the polymer chain to a force‐responsive molecular unit
(mechanophore) is a decisive parameter determining bond scission rate and ultimately the …
(mechanophore) is a decisive parameter determining bond scission rate and ultimately the …
Enzymatic control of cycloadduct conformation ensures reversible 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition in a prFMN-dependent decarboxylase
The UbiD enzyme plays an important role in bacterial ubiquinone (coenzyme Q)
biosynthesis. It belongs to a family of reversible decarboxylases that interconvert propenoic …
biosynthesis. It belongs to a family of reversible decarboxylases that interconvert propenoic …
Tuning the mechanical properties of metallopolymers via ligand interactions: a combined experimental and theoretical study
Metal–ligand interactions provide a means for modulating the mechanical properties of
metallopolymers as well as an avenue toward understanding the connection between cross …
metallopolymers as well as an avenue toward understanding the connection between cross …
Implementing the mechanical force into the conceptual DFT framework: understanding and predicting molecular mechanochemical properties
T Bettens, M Alonso, P Geerlings… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In molecular mechanochemistry, the chemical properties of a reactant system are modified
through the absorption of mechanical energy at the single molecular level, as opposed to …
through the absorption of mechanical energy at the single molecular level, as opposed to …
Controlling Chemical Reactivity with Optimally Oriented Electric Fields: A Generalization of the Newton Trajectory Method
The use of oriented external electric fields (OEEF) as a tool to accelerate chemical reactions
has recently attracted much interest. A new model to calculate the optimal OEEF of the least …
has recently attracted much interest. A new model to calculate the optimal OEEF of the least …