Polymer-bound ligands and metal complexes via catalysed reactions of polybutadienes

Abstract

Polybutadiene functionalised with chlorosilyl groups via homogeneous catalytic reactions can be treated with picolyl- or bipyridyl-lithium reagents to give polymer-bound ligands, which will bind metal centres chemically or electrochemically; alternatively, zinc porphyrin units can be bound to the polymer via phenolysis of the Si–Cl bonds.