CPC C08G 61/10 (2013.01) [C08J 3/24 (2013.01); C08J 2365/02 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A polymer having a structure according to Formula I
wherein PB is a polymer backbone; TG is a terminating group; the optional linker is selected from aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, haloaliphatic, haloheteroaliphatic, aromatic, or an organic functional group; the nanohoop comprises six or more aromatic ring systems, wherein each aromatic ring is directly bound to at least two other rings of the nanohoop by two separate single covalent bonds positioned para, ortho, or meta relative to one another, and wherein the nanohoop is not linearly conjugated with the PB; m is an integer ranging from two or greater; and q is an integer selected from 1 or 2.
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