Abstract
New polysilane-metal complexes structures were obtained by the polycondensation reaction of α,ω-bis(chloromethyl)-polymethylphenylsilane with the Ni (II) complex of bis(salicylidene)ethylenedia-mine (salen). The chloro-functionalized polysilane was obtained by a modified Wurtz coupling procedure at low temperatures. To obtain the polymer-metal complex the resulted macroligand was complexed with metal cations. This structure is characterized by a highly localized electroactivitry in the redox moiety combined with a specific σ conjugative effect in the polysilane chain. Infrared, 1H NMR and UV-vis spectral analysis as well as gel permeation chromatography and thermogravimetric analysis were used to investigate the new chemical structures.
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