A supramolecular approach of modified polyoxometalate polymerization and visualization of a single polymer chain

An anthracene modified Anderson-Evans polyoxometalate was polymerized via supramolecular inclusion and then covalent coupling with the support of gamma-cyclodextrin (gamma-CD) under UV light irradiation. The formed main chain polymers of the inorganic polyanions self-assembled into fibrous bundles and single-strand chains were visualized and characterized via TEM and other techniques.