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Vinyl groups, i.e. 1,2-units of polybutadiene in the presence of vario
us ruthenium complexes at elevated temperatures undergo an effective r
eaction of dehydrogenative coupling with vinyltrisubstituted silanes t
o yield silyl substituted units. This is a new type of functionalizati
on of unsaturated polymers. The reaction products are identified by H-
1 and C-13 n.m.r, and FTi.r, spectroscopies as well as g.p.c. methods.
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