Polysilylated Unsaturated Molecules
Abstract
A series of functionalized disilyl-substituted acetylenes, cyclic and linear polysilylpolyacetylenes and cyclic polysiloxypolyacetylenes were synthesized and characterized. The disilylacetylenes served as precursors to disilylated benzenes which were isomerized to their thermodynamically most stable meta isomers using molecular iodine as the catalyst. The studies on the oligomeric polysilylpolyacetylenes and the polysiloxypolyacetylenes included 1) the determination of their spectral and non-linear optical properties, 2) photochemical polymerization, 3) formation of complexes with transition metal carbonyls, and 4) studies of nucleophilic cleavage reactions aimed at determining suitable reagents and conditions for potential ring-opening polymerization reactions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 15, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA198492
Entities
People
- Paul R. Jones
Organizations
- University of North Texas