Facile synthesis of recyclable Zn(ii)-metallosupramolecular polymers and the visual detection of tensile strength and glass transition temperature

Abstract

We have successfully constructed a novel type of recyclable crosslinked Zn(II)-metallosupramolecular coordination polymer, which possessed outstanding thermal stability and mechanical properties. More importantly, the tensile strength (RM) and glass transition temperature (T_g) of the resulting crosslinked films could be visually detected by taking advantage of the transparency decreasing effect of metal–ligand bonds.