Abstract
Stereospecific polymerization of monosubstituted acetylenes was successfully performed using a Rh complex, [Rh(norbornadiene)Cl] 2 , as a catalyst, and the resulting polyacetylenes were characterized in detail by 1 H NMR, ESR, laser Raman, diffuse reflective UV, and wide-angle X-ray diffraction. The Rh complex was found to yield selectively the cis-transoid isomer even at room temperature in high yields when alcohol or triethylamine was used as the solvent. Additionally, the resulting cis-polyacetylenes were found to form a pseudohexagonal, columnar self-assembly or superstructure. Further compression of the cis-polymers induced cis-trans isomerization even at room temperature under vacuum, breaking rotationally the cis-C=C bonds and, thus, giving π-radicals as the origin of magnetic properties.
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