An original strategy for the synthesis of diblock copolymers where the blocks are linked by a catenane junction is described. Starting from a functionalized catenane precursor, our strategy enables the preparation of a variety of copolymers by different techniques such as ROP, ATRP and CuAAC click reaction.
Nisar Ahamed, B., Duchêne, R., Robeyns, K., & Fustin, C.-A. (2016). Catenane-based mechanically-linked block copolymers. Chemical Communications, 52, 2149-2152. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc09775d (Original work published 2016)