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Transition metal catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of silicon-bridged [1]ferrocenophanes at ambient temperature |
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| Authors: | Yizeng Ni Ron Rulkens John K. Pudelski Ian Manners |
| Abstract: | A new route to poly(ferrocenylsilanes) under mild conditions via the ring-opening polymerization of silicon-bridged [1]ferrocenophanes is presented. Catalytic amounts of the transition metal complexes [Rh(cyclooctene)2(μ-Cl)]2, Pd(1,5-cyclooctadiene)Cl2, PdCl2 and PtCl2 in C6D6 at room temperature afforded high molecular weight poly(ferrocenylsilanes) ( 2 ). In some cases a symmetrical dimer ( 3 ) was obtained as a byproduct. |
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