Single-crystal study of the solid-state polymerisation of butadiynylenebis-(m-acetamidobenzene)

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound is reported; a single crystal was irradiated by γ-rays and its structure determined. This reveals the presence of 20% polymer within the monomeric structure. The latter structure indicates that the side-chain causes polymerisation to be of the single crystal to single crystal type, by acting as an anchor, whereas the phenyl group rotates during reaction.