Polymerisation of phenylacetylene catalysed by a zwitterionic rhodium(I) complex under hydrosilyation conditions
Abstract
Polymerisation of phenylacetylene occurs in the presence of triethylsilane and Rh+(cod)BPh4– to give stereoregular cis-poly(phenylacetylene) with Mw of up to 35 000 (Mw/Mn= 1.7–5.0).