Living anionic ring-opening polymerization of unsymmetrically substituted silicon-bridged [1]ferrocenophanes; A route to organometallic block copolymers with amorphous poly(ferrocenylsilane) blocks

Authors
Temple, K Massey, JA Chen, ZH Vaidya, N Berenbaum, A Foster, MD Manners, I
Citation
K. Temple et al., Living anionic ring-opening polymerization of unsymmetrically substituted silicon-bridged [1]ferrocenophanes; A route to organometallic block copolymers with amorphous poly(ferrocenylsilane) blocks, J INORG ORG, 9(4), 1999, pp. 189-198
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC AND ORGANOMETALLIC POLYMERS
ISSN journal
10530495 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
189 - 198
Database
ISI
SICI code
1053-0495(199912)9:4<189:LARPOU>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Living anionic ring-opening polymerization methodology for silicon-bridged [1]ferrocenophanes has been extended to unsymmetrically substituted monomer s. This permits access to well-defined amorphous poly(ferrocene) homopolyme rs and organometallic block copolymers, such as polystyrene-b-poly(ferrocen yl-methylphenylsilane), with an amorphous poly(ferrocenylsilane) block. Thi s allows phase separation to occur at lower temperatures, which should faci litate applications in which organometallic nanodomains are desirable.