Issue 62, 2012

New evidence supporting the mechanism of Gilch polymerization from an extremely twisted biphenyl monomer

Abstract

A p-biquinodimethane species formed during the Gilch polymerization of an extremely twisted biphenyl monomer has been identified by in situ1H-NMR spectroscopy for the first time. From the identification of chain ends, we conclude that the chain growth during Gilch polymerization of biphenyl type monomers is both radical and anionic in nature.

Graphical abstract: New evidence supporting the mechanism of Gilch polymerization from an extremely twisted biphenyl monomer

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Apr 2012
Accepted
15 Jun 2012
First published
19 Jun 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 7756-7758

New evidence supporting the mechanism of Gilch polymerization from an extremely twisted biphenyl monomer

J. Chen, C. Chiang, J. Chiu and J. Ju, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 7756 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC33008C

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