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Synfacts 2010(12): 1359-1359  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258942
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Unsubstituted Polyphenylenes via a ‘Shaving’ Approach

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Stefanie A. Sydlik
S. Jakob, A. Moreno, X. Zhang, L. Bertschi, P. Smith, A. D. Schlüter, J. Sakamoto*
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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22 November 2010 (online)

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Significance

The authors synthesized an unsubstituted polyphenylene with a degree of polymerization (DPn) of 77. Polymer 2 was recovered in 61% yield with most of the loss arising from complications in the recovery of the insoluble product. Despite mass loses, the desilation was virtually quantitative.