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Royal Society of Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, 9(9), p. 1061-1065
DOI: 10.1039/c8py00110c
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Boron “stitching” reaction: a powerful tool for the synthesis of polyethylene-based star architectures
Journal article published in 2018 by
George Zapsas 
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Konstantinos Ntetsikas ,
Joey Kim ,
Panayiotis Bilalis ,
Yves Gnanou ,
Nikos Hadjichristidis
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Konstantinos Ntetsikas ,
Joey Kim ,
Panayiotis Bilalis ,
Yves Gnanou ,
Nikos Hadjichristidis
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Abstract
Taking advantage of the “stitching” reaction, which transforms the “unstable” boron junction to “stable” carbon, we were able to synthesize novel star block copolymers. This strategy is general and opens new horizons towards unprecedented PE-based materials.