Supramolecular Architectures by Design

Both ROMP and ADMET have been exploited to generate polyrotaxanes. Rotaxane-derived architectures are desirable in the context of molecular machines and devices. [74] Comprehending the self-assembly behavior of polyrotaxanes [67] and exploiting noncovalent interactions can lead to the integration of internal motion (e.g., translation, rotation, scissor-like motion) within supramolecular polymer frameworks [68]. 

Mckenzie, B.M. and Rowan, S.J. (2008) in Molecular Recognition and Polymers Control of Polymer Structure and Self-Assembly (eds V. Rotello and S. Thayumanavan), John Wiley Sons, Ltd, Chichester, pp. 157-178. 

Garret M. Miyake, Raymond A. Weitekamp, and Robert H. Grubbs 

Handbook of Metathesis VoL 3 Polymer Synthes, Second Edition-Edited by Robert R Grubbs and Ezat Khosravi 

This review chapter seeks to highfight the advances in the utilization of ruthenium-mediated ROMP to produce BCs for the assembly of bulk periodic nanostructures, while encouraging future research into the use of this polymerization methodology for the production of new materials, which is limited only by one s imagination. 

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