Abstract
Novel copolymerizations for the synthesis of germanium‐containing polymers using a divalent germanium species, germylene, have been developed. The copolymerization involves a redox process between a germylene (Mred) and an oxidant monomer (Mox) such as p‐benzoquinones, cyclic α,β‐unsaturated ketones, and substituted acetylenes. A new germanium‐containing polymer having a germanium‐sulfur bond unit in the main chain has been synthesized by the oxidative addition of a poly(dithioalkylene) toward the germylene. A ligand exchange polymerization has been developed as a new polymerization reaction affording a polygermane. The reaction mechanism of the copolymerization between germylene and p‐benzoquinone derivatives has definitely been established as a biradical polymerization system involving a germyl radical and a semiquinone radical, providing the first clear‐cut evidence for a biradical mechanism in the polymerization chemistry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-100 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Macromolecular Symposia |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1995 Jul |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry