In this paper we report the synthesis of main-chain oligomeric cyclopallada
ted azobenzene complexes. The approach we followed was focused on the synth
esis of difunctional azo-ligands substituted properly with terminal polymer
isable OH groups, synthesis of cyclopalladated monomers and polycondensatio
n reaction with acid chlorides as comonomers. In this way, using the interf
acial method, two soluble cyclopalladated oligomers P1 and P2 were synthesi
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