Figure 1.

Schematic illustration of the considered supramolecular copolymerization. (a) Equilibrium constants of elongation of a supramolecular copolymer with a monomer may depend on the type of the monomer added and the type of the monomer at top of the copolymer, and they may differ from the equilibrium constants for the four possible dimerization reactions. Monomers that are not on the top of the copolymer do not influence the equilibrium constants of elongation and are drawn gray. (b) In the case of formation of multiple copolymer types, they compete for the same monomers and each aggregate type may have its own equilibrium constants for the eight reactions as illustrated in part (a).