title: Electroreductive Synthesis of Polysilanes, Polygermanes, and Related Polymers with Magnesium Electrodes(1).
abstract: The electroreduction of alkylaryldichlorosilane carried out with Mg cathode and anode in a single compartment cell gave high molecular weight poly(alkylarylsilane) (M(n) = 5200-31000, M(w)/M(n) = 1.4-1.8) in 5-79% yield. The effects of electrode material, monomer concentration, amount of supplied electricity, and ultrasound were investigated. This electroreductive method was also successfully applied to the synthesis of polygermanes, silane-geramane copolymers, and also poly[p-(disilanylene)phenylenes].
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Technology, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae Higashi-Osaka 577, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashimura
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishifune
authors.forename: Natsuki
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authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Hang-Bom
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.forename: Masakatsu
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authors.lastname: Takebayashi
authors.forename: Satsuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yoshiwara
authors.forename: Yasuki
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authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Ryoichi
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authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.lastname: Kawasaki Si
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shono