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p-Dimethoxybenzene was electro-oxidatively polymerized to give poly(2,5-dimethoxy-1,4-phenylene) with high yield. 1,4-Structure of polyphenylene was confirmed by 13C-NMR and IR spectrum. The polymer was deposited on electrode, and electrolysis solvent affected the polymer yield and morphology of the polymer. In a strongly basic solvent the polymerization was inhibited, which suggests that cation radical of p-dimethoxybenzene is an active species of this polymerization.
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Yamamoto, K., Nishlde, H. & Tsuchida, E. Electrochemical preparation of poly(2,5-dimethoxy-1,4-phenylene). Polymer Bulletin 17, 163–168 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256883
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