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Attempts were made to prepare novel 7-alkoxycarbonyl-7,8,8-tricyanoqui
nodimethanes (ethoxy(5a), isopropoxy(5b), and tert-butoxy(5c)), 7,7-bi
s(alkoxycarbonyl)-8,8-dicyanoquinodimethanes (ethoxy(6a), isopropoxy(6
b), and tert-butoxy(6c)), and dene)-4-(dicyanomethylene)-2,5-cyclohexa
diene(6d). 5c and 6d were obtained as yellow and orange needles, respe
ctively, but 5a, 5b and 6a-c could not he isolated as crystals. Homopo
lymerizations of 5c and 6d and their copolymerizations with styrene we
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