First electrochemical synthesis of network silane and silane–germane copolymers: (C₆H₁₁Si)_x(PhSi)_y and (C₆H₁₁Si)_x(PhGe)_y

Abstract

An electrochemical technique is demonstrated for the synthesis of Si–Si and Si–Ge network copolymers poly(cyclohexylsilyne-co-phenylsilyne) and poly(cyclohexylsilyne-co-phenylgermyne); the molecular mass distributions of the electrochemically prepared polymers are more narrow in comparison to similar polymers prepared by the Wurtz coupling reaction.

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