This talk will focus on the use of photocontrolled ring-opening polymerization methods toprepare cyclic polyferrocenylsilanes [1,2]. Properties of the new materials will be discussedas well as key differences from their well-known linear analogs. References:[1]  Tanabe, M.; Vandermeulen, G.W.M.; Chan, W.Y.; Cyr, P.W.; Vanderark, L.; Rider, D.A.; Manners, I. Nature Materials 2006,  5, 467.[2] Herbert, D.E.; Gilroy, J.B.; Chan, W.Y.; Chabanne, L.; Staubitz, A.; Lough, A.J.; Manners, I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009 , 131, 14958.

Metallomacrocycles and cyclic metallopolymers from the photocontrolled ring-opening oligomerization and polymerization of strained silicon-bridged [1]ferrocenophanes

245th National Meeting (2013)

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