Cis-to-trans Isomerization and Autooxidative Degradation of Substituted Polyacetylenes.

Abstract

Degradation and isomerization of ring-substituted poly(phenylacetylene)s in the solid state and in solution was monitored and the influence of the substituent type and possition on the rate of these processes was determined.

Keywords

• degradation
• isomerization
• ring-substituted poly(phenylacetylene)s
• Size Exclusion Chromatography
• UV/VIS
• Light Scattering
• 1H NMR
• Polyacetylenes
• Conjugated Polymers