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Synthesis of poly(phenylene acetylene) from poly(phenylene vinylene)

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The objective of this work was to prepare films of poly(phenylene acetylene) from films of a precursor polymer, namely poly(a, a′-dibromoxylylene). This polymer was obtained by selective bromination of the vinylene groups of poly(phenylene vinylene) films in bromine/CHCl3. Pyrolytic dehydrobromination of the brominated films under argon atmosphere gave dark yellow films which showed about 65 wt% of desired phenylene acetylene units.

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Hsieh, B.R. Synthesis of poly(phenylene acetylene) from poly(phenylene vinylene). Polymer Bulletin 25, 177–184 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00310789

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