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(35) Versatile Halide-Pair-Driven Multicomponent Polymerization for Library Synthesis of Sequence-Controlled Semiconducting Dendronized Polymers
H.-N Choi, S.-M Ko, S. Son, J.-S Woo, H. Park, D. J. Lee, T.-L. Choi, W.-J. Kwak, H. M. Kim, and I.-H. Lee*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202510068.
Selected as a "Very Important Paper"
(34) Zn-gallate catalyzed synthesis of high-performance CO2-polymers with tunable composition and architecture
J. Kim, K. Sung, J.-H. Chae, I.-H Lee, H.-Y. Jang*
Journal of CO2 Utilization 2025, 103114.
(33) Combining Two Powerful Living Polymerizations Using Rationally Designed Bifunctional Initiators for Versatile Synthesis of Conjugated Rod-Coil Block
Copolymers
H.-N. Choi,† H.-S. Yang,† S. Park,† T.-L. Choi, and I.-H. Lee*
Macromolecules 2024, 57, 8050.
(32) Is poly(propylene carbonate) biodegradable? Synthesis of poly(propylene carbonate)-containing star and block copolymers and comprehensive investigation on their
biodegradation
H.-S. Yang,† W. Y. Cho,† Y. H. Seo,† J.-H. Chae, P. C. Lee,* B. Y. Lee,* and I.-H. Lee*
J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 4945-4952.
(31) Cu(triNHC)-catalyzed polymerization of glycidol to produce ultralow-branched polyglycerol
K. Sung, J. Baek, S. Choi, B.-S. Kim, S.-H. Lee, I.-H. Lee* and H.-Y. Jang*
RSC Adv. 2023, 13, 24071
(30) Living Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Hetero Diels-Alder Adducts to Give Multifactor-Controlled and Fast-Photodegradable Vinyl Polymers
J.-H. Chae, M. Choi, S. Son, S.-M. Ko, and I.-H. Lee*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202305414.
Selected as a "Hot Paper" by the Editors
Highlighted in Synfacts 2023, 19, 1200.
(29) Recent progress on end-group chemistry of conjugated polymers based on Suzuki-Miyaura catalyst-transfer polymerization
H.-S. Yang,† H.-N. Choi,† I.-H. Lee*
Giant 2023, 14, 100152.
(28) Surface activated zinc-glutarate for the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides
Y. Yang, J. D. Lee, Y. H. Seo, J.-H. Chae, S. Bang, Y.-J. Cheong, B. Y. Lee, I.-H. Lee, S. U. Son*, H.-Y. Jang*
Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 16620-16627.
(27) Recent Advances in Diversity-Oriented Polymerization Using Cu-Catalyzed Multicomponent Reactions
I.-H. Lee,* K.-T. Bang, H.-S. Yang, T.-L. Choi*
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 43, 2100642.
(26) Protection-Free One-Pot Synthesis of Alcohol End-Functionalized Poly(3-Hexylthiophene)
H.-N. Choi and I.-H. Lee*
Polym. J. 2021, 53, 1205–1211.
Special Issue: Rising Stars in Polymer Science 2021
(25) (Iminopyridine)Pd(II) Complexes as Versatile Catalysts for Co- and Terpolymerization of Vinyl Arene, Ethylene, and Carbon Monoxide
S. Lee, J.-H. Chae, Y. Yang, I.-H. Lee, and H.-Y. Jang*
Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2021, e6337.
(24) Valorization of Click-Based Microporous Organic Polymer: Generation of Mesoionic Carbene−Rh Species for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Poly(arylacetylene)s
K, Cho, H.-S. Yang, I.-H. Lee, S. M. Lee, H. J. Kim, and S. U. Son*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 4100−4105.
(23) Synthesis of Conjugated Rod-Coil Block Copolymers by RuPhos Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation: Initiation from Coil-Type Polymers
H.-N. Choi, H.-S. Yang, J.-H. Chae, T.-L. Choi, and I.-H. Lee*
Macromolecules 2020, 53, 5497-5503.
(22) RuPhos Pd Precatalyst and MIDA Boronate as an Effective Combination for the Precision Synthesis of Poly(3-hexylthiophene): Systematic Investigation of the Effects of
Boronates, Halides, and Ligands
J. Lee, H. Park, S.-H. Hwang, I.-H. Lee,* and T.-L. Choi*
Macromolecules 2020, 53, 3306-3314.
(21) Investigating Temporal Control in Photoinduced Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
S. Dadashi-Silab,† I.-H. Lee,† A. Anastasaki,* F. Lorandi, B. Narupai, N. D. Dolinski, M. L. Allegrezza, M. Fantin, D. Konkolewicz, C. J. Hawker,* and K. Matyjaszewski*
Macromolecules 2020, 53, 5280-5288.
(20) Aqueous Reverse Iodine Transfer Polymerization of Acrylic Acid
E. H. Discekici,† I.-H. Lee,† J. M. Ren, M. W. Bates, A. J. McGrath, J. Read de Alaniz, D. S. Laitar, A. K. Van Dyk, T. H. Kalantar, and C. J. Hawker*
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 1877-1881.
(19) Low Temperature, Rapid Copolymerization of Acrylic Acid and Sodium Acrylate in Water
B. Narupai, J. Willenbacher, M. W. Bates, S. M. Barbon, R. B. Zerdan, A. J. McGrath, I.-H. Lee, A. Anastasaki, E. H. Discekici, D. S. Laitar, A. K. Van Dyk, T. H. Kalantar,
J. M. Ren,* and C. J. Hawker*
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 1414-1419.
(18) What happens in the dark? Assessing the temporal control of photo-mediated controlled radical polymerizations
N. D. Dolinski, Z. A. Page, E. H. Discekici, D. Meis, I.-H. Lee, G. R. Jones, R. Whitfield, X. Pan, B. G. McCarthy, S. Shanmugam, V. Kottisch, B. P. Fors, C. Boyer, G. M. Miyake,
K. Matyjaszewski, D. M. Haddleton, J. Read de Alaniz, A. Anastasaki,* and C. J. Hawker*
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 268-273.
(17) Endo and Exo Diels-Alder Adducts: Temperature Tunable Building Blocks for Selective Chemical Functionalization
E. Discekici,† A. St. Amant,† S. Nguyen, I.-H. Lee, C. J. Hawker,* and J. Read de Alaniz*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5009-5013.
(16) Effects of Side-Chain Topology on Aggregation of Conjugated Polymers
B. McDearmon, E. Lim, I.-H. Lee, L. M. Kozycz, K. O’Hara, P. I. Robledo, N. R. Venkatesan, M. L. Chabinyc,* and C. J. Hawker*
Macromolecules 2018, 51, 2580-2590.
(15) A Rational Design of Highly Controlled Suzuki–Miyaura Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation for Precision Synthesis of Polythiophenes and Their Block
Copolymers: Marriage of Palladacycle Precatalysts with MIDA-Boronates
K.-B. Seo,† I.-H. Lee,† J. Lee,† I. Choi, and T.-L. Choi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 4335-4343.
Highlights in Synfacts 2018, 14, 0590 "Controlled Polymerization with the MIDA’s Touch"
(14) Desulfurization-bromination: direct chain-end modification of RAFT polymers
I.-H. Lee,† E. H. Discekici,† S. L. Shankel, A. Anastasaki, J. Read de Alaniz,* C. J. Hawker,* and D. J. Lunn*
Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 7188-7194.
(13) Controlled radical polymerization of vinyl ketones using visible light
I.-H. Lee, E. H. Discekici, A. Anastasaki, J. Read de Alaniz,* and C. J. Hawker*
Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 3351-3356.
(12) Dual-pathway chain-end modification of RAFT polymers using visible light and metal-free conditions
E. H. Discekici, S. L. Shankel, A. Anastasaki, B. Oschmann, I.-H. Lee, J. Niu, A. J. McGrath, P. G. Clark, D. S. Laitar, J. Read de Alaniz,* C. J. Hawker,* and D. J. Lunn*
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 1888-1891.
(11) Importance of choosing the right polymerization method for in situ preparation of semiconducting nanoparticles from the P3HT block copolymer
I.-H. Lee and T.-L. Choi*
Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 7135-7141.
(10) Preparing DNA-mimicking multi-line nanocaterpillars via in situ nanoparticlisation of fully conjugated polymers
I.-H. Lee, P. Amaladass, I. Choi, V. W. Bergmann, S. A. L. Weber, and T.-L. Choi*
Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 1422-1428.
(9) Building supermicelles from simple polymers
I.-H. Lee, S. Shin, and T.-L. Choi*
Science 2015, 347, 1310-1311.
(8) One-pot synthesis of nanocaterpillar structures via in situ nanoparticlization of fully conjugated poly(p-phenylene)-block-polythiophene
I.-H. Lee, P. Amaladass, and T.-L. Choi*
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 7945-7948.
(7) Magnetically recyclable Pd-Fe3O4 heterodimer nanocrystals for the synthesis of conjugated polymers via Suzuki polycondensation: Toward green chemistry
I. H. Bae,† I.-H. Lee,† S. Byun, J. Chung, B. M. Kim,* and T.-L. Choi*
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014, 52, 1525-1528.
(6) Preparation of defect-free nano-caterpillars via in situ nanoparticlisation of well defined polyacetylene block copolymer
K.-Y. Yoon, I.-H. Lee, and T.-L. Choi*
RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 49180-49185.
(5) Magnetoresistance of a copolymer: FeCl3 doped poly(2,5-dioctyloxy-p-phenylenevinylene-alt-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophenevinylene)
K. H. Kim, A. Choi, J.-M. Park, S. J. Hong, M. Park, I.-H. Lee, E.-S. Choi, A. B. Kaiser, T.-L. Choi*, and Y. W. Park*
Synthetic Metals 2014, 188, 30-34.
(4) Nanostar and nanonetwork crystals fabricated by in situ nanoparticlization of fully conjugated polythiophene diblock copolymers
I.-H. Lee, P. Amaladass, K.-Y. Yoon, S. Shin, Y.-J. Kim, I. Kim, E. Lee, and T.-L. Choi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 17695-17698.
(3) Cu-catalyzed multicomponent polymerization to synthesize a library of poly(N-sulfonylamidines)
I.-H. Lee, H. Kim, and T.-L. Choi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 3760-3763.
“50 fundamental researches of 2013" from National Research Foundation of Korea
(2) One-pot in situ fabrication of stable nanocaterpillars directly from polyacetylene diblock copolymers synthesized by mild ring-opening metathesis polymerization
K.-Y. Yoon, I.-H. Lee, K. O. Kim, J. Jang, E. Lee, and T.-L. Choi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14291-14294.
(1) Brush polymers containing semiconducting polyene backbones: graft-through synthesis via cyclopolymerization and conformational analysis on the coil-to-rod transition
E.-H. Kang, I.-H. Lee, and T.-L. Choi*
ACS Macro Lett. 2012, 1, 1098-1102.
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