Abstract
This review focuses on the synthesis and properties of the special classe of full-conjugated ferrocenyl polymers with excellent properties, such as electrochemistry, redox, magnetism, catalysis, thermal-stability and so on. Due to their specialties of π-π electron structure, the full-conjugated ferrocenyl polymers have extensive applications in optical, electronic and magnetic fields. The three types of polymers are described: full-conjugated main-chain ferrocenyl polymer, full-conjugated side-chain ferrocenyl polymer and full-conjugated hyperbranched ferrocenyl polymer. The influences of the polymer structures on solubility and redox behavior are discussed. Problems and possible prospects are also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 558-564 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Progress in Chemistry |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |
Keywords
- Ferrocene
- Full-conjugated structures
- Hyperbranched polymers
- Organometallic polymers