Synthesis and characterization of poly[1,5-(3,7-di-tert-butyl)naphthyleneethynylene] by alkyne metathesis

Pschirer NG; Marshall AR; Stanley C; Beckham HW; Bunz UHF

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.21, No.8, 493-495, 2000

DOI10.1002/(SICI)1521-3927(20000501)21:8<493::AID-MARC493>3.0.CO;2-S Export Citation

Synthesis and characterization of poly[1,5-(3,7-di-tert-butyl)naphthyleneethynylene] by alkyne metathesis

Pschirer NG, Marshall AR, Stanley C, Beckham HW, Bunz UHF

Communication: The synthesis and structural characterization of the novel polynaphthylene-ethynylene system is reported. The polymer, poly[1,5-(3,7-di-tert-butyl)naphthyleneethynylene] was obtained by efficient alkyne metathesis of 1,5-dipropynyl-3,7-di-tert-butylnaphthalene, which itself is available in three steps starting from naphthtalene.