D. Reibel, R. Nuffer, C. Mathis
Dec 1, 1992
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Macromolecules
Abstract
Poly(phenyl vinyl sulfoxide) (PPVS) can be used as an effective soluble precursor for the synthesis of polyacetylene (PA). Fairly long frequences of conjugated double bonds are obtained by a thermal elimination of benzenesulfenic acid from PPVS on condition that the conversion is conducted under dynamic vacuum and at moderate temperatures (50-80 o C). The IR study of PA(exPVS) demonstrates that the conversion is high (>95%) and that the number of defects on the chain is low. The conversion of PPVS to PA follows a first order kinetics and this reaction has a large activation energy