Chapter 10. Hyperbranched Acetylenic Polymers from Metal-Free and Regioselective Polycyclotrimerization of Arylene Bipropiolates: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photonic Properties

The study of hyperbranched polymers is a “young” but “hot” area of research. Hyperbranched polymers are expected to show size-, shape-, branch-, and surface-related properties,1 which may enable them to find an array of technological applications as nanoscale catalysts, chemical sensors, molecular a...