Reactivity of silyl monomers for the oxidative polymerization of phenylene units

M Bouachrine, JP Lere-Porte…

Index: Bouachrine, Mohammed; Lere-Porte, Jean-Pierre; Moreau, Joel J. E. Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and Related Elements, 1999 , vol. 152, p. 265 - 278

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Abstract

Abstract Oxidative coupling of silyl monomers containing phenylene units was performed electrochemically and chemically using FeCl3 as oxidant. 2, 5-Trimethylsilyl-1, 4- dihexoxybenzene led to poly (2, 5-dihexoxyparaphenylene) with a degree of polymerization higher than the one obtained upon oxdative coupling of non silyl monomers. The coupling reaction was however moderately improved in the case of 3, 6-bis-dimethylsilyl (Nn- ...