Issue 5, 2016

The expanding field of polyphosphazene high polymers

Abstract

The importance of phosphorus in polymer chemistry is illustrated by the growth of the broad field of polyphosphazene science. Several hundred high polymers are now known with a phosphorus–nitrogen backbone and combinations or more than 250 different organic side groups. The properties of these polymers depend on both the character of the inorganic backbone and the structure of the organic side groups. This summary reviews the synthesis pathways to these materials, the often-unique structure–property relationships, and challenges for the future expansion of this field.

Graphical abstract: The expanding field of polyphosphazene high polymers

Article information

Article type
Frontier
Submitted
05 oct. 2015
Accepted
05 nov. 2015
First published
09 nov. 2015

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 1856-1862

Author version available

The expanding field of polyphosphazene high polymers

H. R. Allcock, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 1856 DOI: 10.1039/C5DT03887A

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