Precise sequence regulation through maleimide chemistry

Sequence plays a crucial role in dictating the properties and applications of both natural and artificial polymers. Therefore, chemists have made great efforts to control the sequence of monomers along a polymer chain in the past decades. This focus review outlines the recent advances in sequence-controlled polymers (SCPs), mainly based upon the author’s research on constructing SCPs through maleimide chemistry, and discusses their potential applications.