Living anionic polymerization of phosphorus-bridged, [1]ferrocenophanes: synthesis and characterization of poly(ferrocenylphosphine) homopolymers and block copolymers

Abstract

The phosphorus-bridged [1]ferrocenophane Fe(η-C5H4)2-PPh undergoes living anionic ring-opening polymerization at 25 °C in THF using BunLi as initiator to yield monodisperse poly(ferrocenylphosphines) of controlled molecular mass and novel block copolymers with potentially coordinating phosphorus atoms in one segment.