This focused mini-review highlights recent advances related to the design and applications of imidazolium ionenes and forward-looking perspectives. Creative strategies which employ established synthetic approaches and utilize the modularity of the imidazole moiety unlock great potential for tailoring both functional and structural features arising from precise spacing of ionic groups within the polymer backbone. As imidazolium ionenes draw more interest, increased sophistication of chemical modifications and material processing is occurring, with a corresponding shift toward more demanding applications. Synthetic routes for placement and sequencing of ionic content are discussed, in addition to recent approaches to control structure and self-assembly or tune behaviors of imidazolium ionenes and composites. © 2020 Society of Industrial Chemistry

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在咪唑鎓紫罗烯中实现受控的功能测序和分层结构

这篇有重点的小型评论重点介绍了与咪唑鎓紫罗烯的设计和应用相关的最新进展以及前瞻性观点。采用已建立的合成方法并利用咪唑部分的模块化的创造性策略为定制聚合物骨架内离子基团的精确间距所产生的功能和结构特征提供了巨大的潜力。随着咪唑鎓紫罗烯引起更多人的兴趣，化学改性和材料加工的复杂性正在发生，相应地转向更苛刻的应用。除了最近控制结构和自组装或调整咪唑鎓紫罗烯和复合材料行为的方法之外，还讨论了离子含量的放置和排序的合成路线。© 2020 工业化学学会