The Photo-CD team published a new article:
On the nucleation and fast reaction kinetics of 2D polymerisation with a 2-in-1 monomer
Niklas Herrmann, Cristina Martin, Samuel Eyley, Yusen Li, Nerea Bilbao, Víctor Rubio-Giménez , Mark Van der Auweraer, Wim Thielemans , Long Chen , Kunal S. Mali and Steven De Feyter
Chemical communications 2023, 59, 9211-9214 10.1039/D3CC01032E
Abstract:
We report on the fast reaction kinetics of an imine based 2D polymer (2DP) formed from a single monomer carrying both aldehyde and amine groups. Our results point towards a direct monomer-to-crystalline polymer transition without an amorphous intermediate.