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Novel anionic polymerization of masked disilenes to polysilylene high polymers and block copolymers

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00201a070· OSTI ID:6719917

Polysilylenes, the linear silicon-silicon bonded polymers, have several interesting properties and are a subject of current intense investigations. Polysilylenes are prepared mostly by the Wurtz-type coupling reactions of dichlorodialkylsilanes which, however, have several difficulties such as the poor control of structure, molecular weight, and polydispersity. The yields of polymers are also usually low. In this paper, we will describe an entirely novel method of preparing polysilylenes based on anionic polymerization of masked disilenes.

OSTI ID:
6719917
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA) Vol. 111:19; ISSN 0002-7863; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English