2020

89

“Polymers producing hydrogen”

Gregory I. Peterson, Sanghee Yang and Tae-Lim Choi*

Nat. Chem. News & Views, 2020, 12, 1093-1095

(DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-00582-1)

88

“Controlled Cyclopolymerization of 1,5-Hexadiynes to Give Narrow Band Gap Conjugated Polyacetylenes Containing Highly Strained Cyclobutenes”

Cheol Kang, Kijung Jung, Sojeong Ahn, and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (40), 17140–17146

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07666)

87

“Mechanochemical Degradation of Amorphous Polymers with Ball-Mill Grinding: Influence of the Glass Transition Temperature”

Gregory I. Peterson*, Wonyoung Ko, Ye-Jin Hwang*, and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules 2020, 53 (18), 7795–7802

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01510)

86

“Spectroscopy and Excited State Dynamics of Nearly Infinite Polyenes”

Vaclav Sebelik, Miroslav Kloz, Mateusz Rebarz, Martin Precek, Eun-Hye Kang, Tae-Lim Choi, Ronald Christensen and Tomas Polivka

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2020, 22, 17867-17879

(DOI: 10.1039/D0CP02465A)

85

“Rapid formation and real-time observation of micron-sized conjugated nanofibers with tunable lengths and widths in 20 minutes by living crystallization-driven self-assembly”

Sanghee Yang, and Tae-Lim Choi*

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 8416-8424

(DOI: 10.1039/D0SC02891F)

Spotlights on 2020 ChemSci Pick of the Week Collection

Spotlights on 2020 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection

84

“Synthesis of Conjugated Rod−Coil Block Copolymers by RuPhos Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki−Miyaura Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation: Initiation from Coil-Type Polymers”

Hae-Nam Choi, Hee-Seong Yang, Ju-Hyung Chae, Tae-Lim Choi, and In-Hwan Lee*

Macromolecules 2020, 53 (13), 5497-5503

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00949)

83

“Ru-Catalyzed, cis-Selective Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Various Monomers, Including a Dendronized Macromonomer, and Implications to Enhanced Shear Stability”

Jung-Ah Song, Gregory I. Peterson, Ki-Taek Bang, Tonia S. Ahmed, Jong-Chan Sung, Robert H. Grubbs and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (23), 10438-10445

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02785)

82

“Cascade polymerizations: recent developments in the formation of polymer repeat units by cascade reactions”

Gregory I. Peterson* and Tae-Lim Choi*

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 4843-4854

(DOI: 10.1039/D0SC01475C)

81

“RuPhos Pd Precatalyst and MIDA Boronate as an Effective Combination for the Precision Synthesis of Poly(3-hexylthiophene): Systematic Investigation of the Effects of Boronates, Halides, and Ligands”

Jaeho Lee, Hyunwoo Park, Soon-Hyeok Hwang, In-Hwan Lee* and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules. 2020, 53 (9), 3306-3314

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00137)

80

“Iridium-Catalyzed Direct C–H Amidation Producing Multicolor Fluorescent Molecules Emitting Blue-to-Red Light and White Light”

Soon-Hyeok Hwang and Tae-Lim Choi*

Org. Lett. 2020, 22 (8), 2935-2940

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00618)

79

“Mechanochemical Degradation of Brush Polymers: Kinetics of Ultrasound-Induced Backbone and Arm Scission”

Gregory I. Peterson*, Jinkyung Noh, Ki-Taek Bang, Hyunji Ma, Kyoung Taek Kim and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules, 2020, 53 (5), 1623-1628

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02721)

78

“Synthesis of Conjugated Polyenynes with Alternating Six- and Five-Membered Rings via β-Selective Cascade Metathesis and Metallotropy Polymerization”

Cheol Kang, Jong-Chan Sung, Kunsoon Kim, Soon Hyeok Hong, and Tae-Lim Choi*

ACS Macro Letters, 2020, 9(3), 339-343

(DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00986)

77

“Synthesis of Well‐Defined Poly(norbornene) Containing Carbon Nanodots by Controlled ROMP”

Ki-taek Bang and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem. 2020, 58, 48-51

(DOI: 10.1002/pola.29506)

2019

76

“Multimechanophore Graft Polymers: Mechanochemical Reactions at Backbone–Arm Junctions ”

Gregory I. Peterson*, Jaeho Lee and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules. 2019, 52 (24), 9561-9568

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01996)

75

“Morphologically Tunable Square and Rectangular Nanosheets of a Simple Conjugated Homopolymer by Changing Solvents”

Sanghee Yang, Sung-Yun Kang and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (48), 19138-19143

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10904)

74

“Controlled Living Cascade Polymerization To Make Fully Degradable Sugar-Based Polymers from d-Glucose and d-Galactose”

Atanu Bhaumik†, Gregory I. Peterson†, Cheol Kang and Tae-Lim Choi*

(† These authors contributed equally to this work)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (31), 12207-12211

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b05822)

Posted by Chemistry Veiws on Aug 2019

73

“Living β-selective cyclopolymerization using Ru dithiolate catalysts”

Kijung Jung, Tonia S. Ahmed, Jaeho Lee, Jong-Chan Sung, Hyeyun Keum, Robert H. Grubbs and Tae-Lim Choi*

Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 8955 - 8963

(DOI: 10.1039/C9SC01326A)

Selected as a Chem Sci Pick

72

“Living Polymerization Caught in the Act: Direct Observation of an Arrested Intermediate in Metathesis Polymerization”

Jung-Ah Song, Bohyun Park, Soohyung Kim, Cheol Kang, Dongwhan Lee,

Mu-Hyun Baik*, Robert H. Grubbs and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (25), 10039-10047

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b04019)

71

“Conformation of Tunable Nanocylinders: Up to Sixth-Generation Dendronized Polymers via Graft-Through Approach by ROMP”

Fabien Dutertre*†, Ki-Taek Bang†, Emmanouil Vereroudakis, Benoit Loppinet, Sanghee Yang , Sung-Yun Kang, George Fytas*, and Tae-Lim Choi*

(† These authors contributed equally to this work)

Macormolecules, 2019, 52 (9), 3342-3350

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00457)

70

“Synthesis of Functional Polyacetylenes via Cyclopolymerization of Diyne Monomers with Grubbs-type Catalysts”

Gregory I. Peterson, Sanghee Yang, and Tae-Lim Choi*

Acc. Chem. Res. 2019, 52 (4), 994-1005

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00594)

2018

69

“Living Metathesis and Metallotropy Polymerization Gives Conjugated Polyenynes from Multialkynes: How to Design Sequence-Specific Cascades for Polymers”

Cheol Kang, Seongyeon Kwon, Jong-Chan Sung, Jinwoo Kim, Mu-Hyun Baik*, and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (47), 16320–16329

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10269)

Highlighted by SYNFACTS on Feb 2019-

68

“Fast Living Polymerization of Challenging Aryl Isocyanides Using an Air-Stable Bisphosphine-Chelated Nickel(II) Initiator”

Jaeho Lee, Suyong Shin, and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules. 2018, 51(19), 7800-7806

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01090)

Highlighted by SYNFACTS on Dec 2018-

67

“Library of Fluorescent Polysulfonamides and Polyamide Synthesized by Iridium-Catalyzed Direct C–H Amidation Polymerization”

Yoon-Jung Jang, Soon-Hyeok Hwang, Jinkyung Noh, and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules. 2018, 51(19), 7476-7482

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01405)

66

“Superior Cascade Ring-Opening/Ring-Closing Metathesis Polymerization and Multiple Olefin Metathesis Polymerization: Enhancing the Driving Force for Successful Polymerization of Challenging Monomers”

Ho-Keun Lee, Jaeho Lee, Johannes Kockelmann, Torben Herrmann, Massih Sarif, and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140(33), 10536-10545

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05613)

65

“Swelling-induced pore generation in fluorinated polynorbornene block copolymer films”

Yunshik Cho†, Youngjin Kim†, Tae-Lim Choi*, Jeewoo Lim*, and Kookheon Char*

(† These authors contributed equally to this work)

Polym. Chem. 2018, 9, 3536-3542

(DOI: 10.1039/C8PY00646F)

64

“Mechanochemical Degradation of Denpols: Synthesis and Ultrasound-Induced Chain Scission of Polyphenylene-Based Dendronized Polymers”

Gregory I. Peterson†, Ki-taek Bang†, and Tae-Lim Choi*

(† These authors contributed equally to this work)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140(27), 8599–8608

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05110)

63

“Toward Perfect Regiocontrol for β-Selective Cyclopolymerization Using a Ru-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalyst”

Kijung Jung, Kunsoon Kim, Jong-Chan Sung, Tonia S. Ahmed, Soon Hyeok Hong , Robert H. Grubbs , and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules. 2018, 51(12), 4564-4571

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00969)

62

“Living Light-Induced Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly for Rapid Preparation of Semiconducting Nanofibers”

Suyong Shin, Florian Menk, Youngjin Kim, Jeewoo Lim , Kookheon Char, Rudolf Zentel , and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (19), 6088-6094

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01954)

Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications

61

“Unusual Superior Activity of the First Generation Grubbs Catalyst in Cascade Olefin Metathesis Polymerization”

Ho-Keun Lee and Tae-Lim Choi*

ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 531-535

(DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00150)

60

“A Rational Design of Highly Controlled Suzuki–Miyaura Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation for Precision Synthesis of Polythiophenes and Their Block Copolymers: Marriage of Palladacycle Precatalysts with MIDA-Boronates”

Kyeong-Bae Seo†, In-Hwan Lee†, Jaeho Lee†, Inho Choi and Tae-Lim Choi*

(† These authors contributed equally to this work)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140(12), 4335-4343

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b13701)

Highlighted by SYNFACTS on May 2018-

59

“Understanding the Origin of the Regioselectivity in Cyclopolymerizations of Diynes and How to Completely Switch It”

Hoimin Jung†, Kijung Jung†, Mannkyu Hong, Seongyeon Kwon, Kunsoon Kim, Soon Hyeok Hong, Tae-Lim Choi*, Mu-Hyun Baik*

(† These authors contributed equally to this work)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (2), 834-841

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11968)

58

“Polymer Self-Assembly into Unique Fractal Nanostructures in Solution by a One-Shot Synthetic Procedure”

Suyong Shin, Ming-Long Gu, Chin-Yang Yu, Jongseol Jeon, Eunji Lee, and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 475-481.

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11630)

2017

57

“Dimensionally controlled water-dispersible amplifying fluorescent polymer nanoparticles for selective detection of charge-neutral analytes”

Suyong Shin, Jeewoo Lim, Ming-Long Gu, Chin-Yang Yu, Mooncheol Hong, Kookheon Char*, Tae-Lim Choi*

Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 7507-7514.

(DOI: 10.1039/C7PY01582H)

56

“Iridium-catalyzed direct C-H amidation polymerization:step-growth polymerization by C-N bond formation via C-H activation to give fluorescent polysulfonamides”

Yoon-Jung Jang, Soon-Hyeok Hwang, and Tae-Lim Choi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14474-14478.

(DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707446)

55

“Cascade Polymerization via Controlled Tandem Olefin Metathesis/Metallotropic 1,3-Shift Reactions for the Synthesis of Fully Conjugated Polyenynes”

Cheol Kang, Hyeon Park, Jin-Kyung Lee, and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139(33), 11309-11312.

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04913)

Posted on the front page of JACS (23/08/2017)

54

“A stereoregular β-dicyanodistyrylbenzene (β-DCS)-based conjugated polymer for high-performance organic solar cells with small energy loss and high quantum efficiency”

Jun-Mo Park, Dong Won Kim, Hae Yeon Chung, Ji Eon Kwon, Seung Hwa Hong, Tae-Lim Choi* and Soo Young Park*

J. Mater. Chem. A. 2017, 5, 16681-16688.

(DOI: 10.1039/c7ta04127f)

53

“Successful cyclopolymerization of 1,6-Heptadiynes Using 1st Generation Grubbs Catalyst Twenty Years After Its Invention: Revealing a Comprehensive Picture of Cyclopolymerization Using Grubbs Catalysts”

Cheol Kang, Eun-Hye Kang and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules. 2017, 50(8), 3153-3163.

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00488)

52

“Seven-Membered Ring-Forming Cyclopolymerization of 1,8-Nonadiyne Derivatives Using Grubbs Catalysts: Rational Design of Monomers and Insights into the Mechanism for Olefin Metathesis Polymerizations”

Jung-Ah Song and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules. 2017, 50(7), 2724-2735.

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00606)

51

“Spontaneous evolution of nanostructures by light-driven growth of micelles obtained from in situ nanoparticlization of conjugated polymers”

Eun-Hye Kang, Sanghee Yang, So Young Yu, Jeongeun Kim and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 3058-3066.

(DOI: 10.1002/pola.28598)

50

“From Smart Denpols to Remote-Controllable Actuators: Hierarchical Superstructures of Azobenzene-Based Polynorbornenes“

Dae-Yoon Kim, Suyong Shin, Won-Jin Yoon, Yu-jin Choi, Joo-Kyoung Hwang, Jin-Soo Kim, Cheul-Ro Lee, Tae-Lim Choi*, Kwang-Un Jeong*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017, 1606294 (8p)

(DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201606294)

49

“Direct Formation of Large-Area 2D Nanosheets from Fluorescent Semiconducting Homopolymer with Orthorhombic Crystalline Orientation”

Sanghee Yang, Suyong Shin, Inho Choi, Jaeho Lee and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (8), 3082-3088.

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12378)

2016

48

“Binaphthyl-incorporated π-conjugated polymer/gold nanoparticle hybrids: a facile size- and shape-tailored synthesis”

Sun Gu Song, Seonggyun Ha, Kyeong-Bae Seo, Jookyeong Lee, Tae-Lim Choi, Thathan Premkumar, and Changsik Song*

RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 107994-107999.

(DOI: 10.1039/C6RA22234J)

47

“Importance of Choosing the Right Polymerization Method for in situ Preparation of Semiconducting Nanoparticles from P3HT Block Copolymer”

In-Hwan Lee and Tae-Lim Choi*

Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 7135-7141.

(DOI: 10.1039/C6PY01678B)

46

“Mechanistic Investigations on the Competition between the Cyclo-polymerization and [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of 1,6-Heptadiyne Derivatives Using Second-Generation Grubbs Catalysts”

Eun-Hye Kang, Cheol Kang, Sanghee Yang, Elina Oks and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules 2016, 49 (17), 6240–6250.

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01110)

45

“Hierarchical superstructures of norbornene-based polymers depending on dendronized side-chains”

Dae-Yoon Kim, Dong-Gue Kang, Suyong Shin, Tae-Lim Choi*, and Kwang-Un Jeong*

Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 5304-5311.

(DOI: 10.1039/c6py01286h)

44

“Highly β-selective Cyclopolymerization of 1,6-Heptadiynes and Ring-Closing Enyne Metathesis Reaction Using Grubbs Z-selective Catalyst: Unprecedented Regio-selectivity for Ru-based Catalysts”

Kijung Jung, Eun-Hye Kang, Jeong-Hun Sohn and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11227-11233.

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05572)

43

“Diversity-Oriented Polymerization: One-shot synthesis of Library of Graft and Dendronized Polymers by Cu-catalyzed Multicomponent Polymerization”

Hyunseok Kim, Ki-Taek Bang, Inho Choi, Jin-Kyung Lee and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138 (27), 8612–8622.

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b04695)

Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications, Highlighted by SYNFACTS on SEP 2016-

42

“Conformational Analysis of Oxygen-Induced Higher Ordered Structure of A, B-Alternating Poly(arylene vinylene) Copolymers by Solid-State NMR and Molecular Dynamics Simulations”

In-Sun Jung*, Young Joo Lee*, Daun Jeong, Robert Graf, Tae-Lim Choi, Won-Joon Son, Xavier Bulliard, and Hans Wolfgang Spiess

Macromolecules 2016, 49 (8), 3061–3069.

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02245)

41

“Designing Thermally Stable Conjugated Polymers with Balanced Ambipolar Field-Effect Mobilities by Incorporating Cyanovinylene Linker Unit”

Jun-Mo Park, Sang Kyu Park, Won Sik Yoon, Jin Hong Kim, Dong Won Kim, Tae-Lim Choi*, and Soo Young Park*

Macromolecules 2016, 49(8), 2985–2992.

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02761)

40

“Structure and Dynamics of Dendronized Polymer Solutions: Gaussian Coil of Macromolecular Rod?”

Fabien Dutertre, Ki-Taek Bang, Benoit Loppinet, Inho Choi, Tae-Lim Choi*, and George Fytas*

Macromolecules 2016, 49(7), 2731-2740.

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00420)

39

“Synthesis of Functional Block Copolymers Carrying One Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) and One Nonconjugated Block in a Facile One-Pot Procedure”

Florian Menk, Suyong Shin, Kyung-Oh Kim, Martin Scherer, Dominik Gehrig, Frederic Laquai, Tae-Lim Choi*, and Rudolf Zentel*

Macromolecules 2016, 49(6), 2085-2095.

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02529)

38

“Versatile Tandem Ring-Opening/Ring-Closing Metathesis Polymerization: Strategies for Successful Polymerization of Challenging Monomers and Their Mechanistic Studies”

Hyeon Park, Eun-Hye Kang, Laura Müller, and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 2244-2251.

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12223)

37

“Preparing DNA-mimicking multi-line nanocaterpillars via in situ nanoparticlisation of fully conjugated polymers”

In-Hwan Lee, Pitchamuthu Amaladass, Inho Choi, Victor W. Bergmann, Stefan A. L. Weber, Tae-Lim Choi*

Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 1422-1428.

(DOI: 10.1039/C5PY01967B)

36

“One-Pot Synthesis of Polysulfane-Bearing Block Copolymer Nanoparticles with Tunable Size and Refractive Index”

Jeewoo Lim, Yunshik Cho, Eun-Hye Kang, Sanghee Yang, Jeff Pyun, Tae-Lim Choi*, Kookheon Char*

Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 2485-2488.

(DOI: 10.1039/C5CC08490C)

2015

35

"Reactivity Studies of Alkoxy Substituted [2.2]Paracyclophane-1,9-dienes and Specific Coordination of the Monomer Repeating Unit during ROMP"

Florian Menk, Mihail Mondeshki, Dmytro Dudenko, Suyong Shin, Dieter Schollmeyer, Oliver Ceyhun, Tae-Lim Choi* and Rudolf Zentel*

Macromolecules, 2015, 48 (20), 7435-7445.

(DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01737)

34

"Multiple Olefin Metathesis Polymerization That Combines All Three Olefin Metathesis Transformations: Ring-Opening, Ring-Closing, and Cross Metathesis"

Ho-Keun Lee, Ki-Taek Bang, Andreas Hess, Robert H. Grubbs, and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137(29), 9262-9265.

(DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b06033)

Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications.

33

"Building supermicelles from simple polymers"

In-Hwan Lee, Suyong Shin and Tae-Lim Choi*

Science 2015, 347, 1310-1311. Perspective.

(DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa8681)

32

"Simple Preparation of Various Nanostructures via In Situ Nanoparticlization of Polyacetylene Block-Like Copolymers by One-Shot Polymerization"

Suyong Shin, Ki-Young Yoon and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromolecules 2015, 48(5), 1390-1397.

(DOI: 10.1021/ma502530x)

31

"One-Pot Preparation of 3D nano- and Microaggregates via In Situ Nanoparticlization of Polyacetylene Diblock Copolymers Produced by ROMP"

Ki-Young Yoon, Suyong Shin, Yong-Jae Kim, Inhye Kim, Eunji Lee and Tae-Lim Choi*

Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2015, 36, 1069-1074.

(DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400649)

30

"Perpendicularly Oriented Block Copolymer Thin Films Induced by Neutral Star Copolymer Nanoparticles"

Seyoung Kim, Misang Yoo, Julia Baettig, Eun-Hye Kang, Jaseung Koo, Youngson Choe, Tae-Lim Choi, Anzar Khan, Jeong Gon Son* and Joona Bang*

ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4, 133–137.

(DOI: 10.1021/mz500761h)

29

"Controlled Cyclopolymerization of 4,5-Disubstituted 1,7-Octadiynes and Its Application to the Synthesis of a Dendronized Polymer using Grubbs Catalyst"

Hyeon Park, Ho-Keun Lee, Eun-Hye Kang and Tae-Lim Choi*

J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015, 53(2), 274-279.

(DOI: 10.1002/pola.27317)