Topological polymer chemistry and graph structure construction

There are abundant examples in which the form of objects dictates their functions and properties at all dimensions and scales. In polymer chemistry and materials science, macromolecular structures have mostly been limited to linear or randomly branched forms. However, a variety of precisely controlled polymer topologies have been synthesized using intriguing techniques[1]. In particular, polymers with cyclic and multicyclic topologies have been made with unprecedented structural precision, and with qualities verified by new spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques[2].