Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.37, No.7, 630-636, 2016
Diblock Polyelectrolytic Copolymers Containing Cationic Iron and Cobalt Sandwich Complexes: Living ROMP Synthesis and Redox Properties
Diblock metallopolymer polyelectrolytes containing the two redox-robust cationic sandwich units [CoCp'Cp](+) and [FeCp'(eta(6)-C6Me6)](+) (Cp = eta(5)-C5H5; Cp' = eta(5)-C5H4-) as hexafluorophosphate ([PF6](-)) salts are synthesized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization using Grubbs' third generation catalyst. Their electrochemical properties show full chemical and electrochemical reversibilities allowing fine determination of the copolymer molecular weight using Bard-Anson's electrochemical method by cyclic voltammetry.
Keywords:block copolymers;cobaltocenium;electrochemistry;ferrocenes;ring-opening metathesis polymerization