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SUBMITTER: Wang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5116086 | biostudies-other | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nature communications 20161116
Covalent polymer mechanochemistry offers promising opportunities for the control and engineering of reactivity. To date, covalent mechanochemistry has largely been limited to individual reactions, but it also presents potential for intricate reaction systems and feedback loops. Here we report a molecular architecture, in which a cyclobutane mechanophore functions as a gate to regulate the activation of a second mechanophore, dichlorocyclopropane, resulting in a mechanochemical cascade reaction. ...[more]