Solid state polymerization of the unsymmetrical [1]ferrocenophane Fe(η-C₅H₄)₂SiMePh; synthesis of the first stereoregular organometallic polymer

Abstract

Solid state polymerization of the [1]ferrocenophane Fe(η-C₅H₄)₂SiMePh yields a stereoregular poly(ferrocenylmethylphenylsilane), the first example of a stereoregular organometallic polymer.

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