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Tetrakis-(4-thiyphenyl)methane: Origin of a reversible 3D-homopolymer
Monnereau, Laure,Nieger, Martin,Muller, Thierry,Braese, Stefan
, p. 1054 - 1058 (2014)
The efficient syntheses of tetrakis(thiophenol)methane and of a new poly(disulfide) hyper-crosslinked polymer based on the former monomer are described. Controlled de-polymerization as well as surface post- functionalization are successfully conducted on this novel material. Direct prove of post-functionalization is obtained through solid-state fluorescence emission spectroscopy, and the number of unreacted thiol-functions on the surface of the polymeric material is indirectly quantified by de-polymerization of the post-functionalized material. The efficient generation of a hyper-crosslinked poly(disulfide) is described. After high yielding synthesis of the monomer tetrakis-(4-thiylphenyl)methane, the polymeric material is obtained in excellent yield under mild reaction conditions. Combination of controlled de-polymerization under bio-compatible conditions and postfunctionalization gives access to the number of free termini at the surface.