Strained rings as a source of unsaturation: polybenzvalene, a new soluble polyacetylene precursor.

TitleStrained rings as a source of unsaturation: polybenzvalene, a new soluble polyacetylene precursor.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1988
AuthorsSwager, TM, Dougherty, DA, Grubbs, RH
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume110
Pagination2973–2974
ISSN0002-7863
Keywordselec cond polybenzvalene polyacetylene, polybenzvalene polyacetylene isomerization
Abstract

Polyacetylene (I) was prepd. by ring-opening metathesis polymn. of benzvalene in the presence of non-Lewis acidic W alkylidene catalysts to give polybenzvalene, followed by isomerization in the presence of HgCl2. I had low crystallinity and elec. cond. 1 s/cm upon doping with iodine. [on SciFinder(R)]
DOI10.1021/ja00217a049