Fig. 2: Synthesis of compounds used in this study.
From: Living supramolecular polymerization of fluorinated cyclohexanes

Conditions: (i) Rh(CAAC)(COD)Cl, SiO2, H2 (80 atm.), n-hexane, r.t., 24 h;53 (ii) n-BuSH, AlCl3, CH2Cl2, r.t., 12 h, 83%; (iii) S1–S3, DMF, Et3N, 120 °C, 2 h, 92–100%; (iv) TFA, CH2Cl2, r.t., 2 h; (v) 2–4, DMF, Et3N, room temperature, 12 h, 23–87%. Color code: green: F; red: O; gray: C.