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No Heat, No Light—The Future of Sulfur Polymers Prepared at Room Temperature Is Bright

Dr. Lirong He

Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 45, 20146 Hamburg, Germany

Prof. Dr. Hui Zhao

Institute of Fundamental Science and Frontiers, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054 China

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Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato,

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Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato

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Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesser Strasse 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

Institute for Biological Interfaces III, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

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Dr. Lirong He,

Dr. Lirong He

Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 45, 20146 Hamburg, Germany

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Prof. Dr. Hui Zhao,

Prof. Dr. Hui Zhao

Institute of Fundamental Science and Frontiers, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054 China

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Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato,

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato

[email protected]

orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-9254

Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesser Strasse 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

Institute for Biological Interfaces III, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

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First published: 05 September 2018

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201807005

Citations: 34

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Follow the yellow brick road: Functional polymers can be prepared directly at room temperature from elemental sulfur by the Willgerodt–Kindler reaction. This method opens a new synthetic door for the synthesis and application of polythioamides and polythioureas.

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