Cross-conjugated polymers via condensation of a zirconocene alkynyl(benzyne) derivative generated by thermolysis of Cp2ZrMe(C6H4C≡CSiMe3)

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 521, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 425-428

  Mao, Shane S H ^a   Tilley, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkyne; Benzene; Polymers; Silicon; Zirconium; Zirconocene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030598728     PISSN: 0022328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-328X(96)06353-X     Document Type: Article

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