title: Redox-active dirhodium(II,II) species covalently entrapped into a methylmethacrylate backbone.
abstract: A novel class of polymers was obtained by insertion of dirhodium(II,II) metal systems into a methacrylate backbone; the synthesis was realized by free radical polymerization of an appropriate methacrylate-functionalized dirhodium polymer precursor, namely [Rh2(form)2(MA-COO)2](form =N,N'-di-p-tolylformamidinate)(MA-COO = 2-(methacroyloxy)ethyl-phthalate), with methylmethacrylate (MMA); the new copolymers, in solution, show reversible CO-absorption, connected to the axial reactivity of dirhodium(II,II) species.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica Fisica, Università di Messina, Salita Sperone n. 31, 98166, Vil. S. Agata. Messina, Italy. loschiavo@chem.unime.it
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lo Schiavo
authors.forename: Placido
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mineo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tresoldi
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cardiano
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piraino
mesh_terms: D020366:Methylmethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D012238:Rhodium