Recent advances in the polymerization of elemental sulphur, inverse vulcanization and methods to obtain functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs). Issue 30 (28th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Yueyan; Glass, Richard S.; Char, Kookheon; Pyun, Jeffrey
• Is Part Of: Polymer chemistry. Volume 10:Issue 30(2019)
• Page Start: 4078
• Page End: 4105
• Publication Date: 2019-06-28
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1039/c9py00636b
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-9954

Abstract

Abstract : Recent developments in the polymerization of elemental sulfur, inverse vulcanization and functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs) are reviewed. Abstract : Recent developments in the polymerization of elemental sulfur and the preparation of functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs) are reviewed. CHIPs represent a class of polymers synthesized from elemental sulfur with the incorporation of inorganic chalcogenide components (S, Se, Te) into the organic polymeric backbones. Novel CHIP materials exhibit interesting optical, electrochemical and mechanical properties that lead to applications in thermal imaging, energy storage, self-healable materials and separation science. The emphasis of this review is on the key advances in the synthetic approaches to prepare functional polymeric sulfur-rich materials, with recent developments in synthesis, characterization, and application milestones being highlighted.