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Poly(methylphenyl)silane, 10(3) less than or equal to ($) over bar M(w
) less than or equal to 10(5), can be synthesized from methylphenyldic
hlorosilane using graphite-potassium (C8K) suspended in THF at -20 to
25 degrees C.