Synthesis of silylene-vinylene oligomers via catalytic polycondensation of divinyldimethylsilane

Abstract

Acyclic diene polymerization (ADP) of divinyldimethylsilane in the presence of ruthenium RuCl2(PPh3)3 and rhodium [RhCl(cod)]2 catalysts led predominantly to linear silylene-vinylene oligomers (Mn = 1510 and Mw/Mn = 1.19) if the ruthenium catalyst was used or to mixture of cyclic and linear oligomers if rhodium complex was catalyst. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.