Synthetic polymers do not exhibit controlled sequences of monomers as biological macromolecules do. However, ordered comonomer sequences could open interesting technological avenues in synthetic polymer science.Very little research has been carried out during the last part of the 20th century for developing sequence-specific polymerization methods. Yet, for about five years, a renewed interest in the subject has emerged. This new trend will be described in my presentation. In particular, this lecture will emphasize the importance of chemical diversity in this emerging field of research. Indeed, synthetic sequence-defined polymer, specifically designed for targeted applications, could be a suitable alternative to currently used biopolymers such as DNA and proteins. This point-of-view will be illustrated by recent examples obtained in our laboratory. For instance, the preparation of complex macromolecular structures such as 1D macromolecular arrays or folded polymer origamis will be presented.

Sequence-controlled polymers: About the importance of chemical diversity

246th National Meeting (2013)

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