Macromolecules Containing Metal and Metal-Like Elements: A Half Century of Metal and Metalloid-Containing Polymers, Vol. 1 Book

	Preface	ix
1.	Introduction	1
I.	Historical Background	1
A.	Polymers Containing Silicon	2
B.	Metal Coordination Polymers	4
C.	Organometallic Polymers	9
II.	Structures and Bonding	16
A.	Metals or Metalloids in the Backbone	17
B.	Metals or Metalloids in the Sidechain	21
C.	Transition Metals Coordinated to the Backbone	23
D.	Branched Polymers	24
III.	Synthetic Methodologies	26
A.	Step-Growth Polymerization	27
B.	Chain-Growth Polymerization	30
C.	Ring-Opening Polymerization	31
D.	Metal Coordination	33
IV.	Summary	34
V.	References	35
2.	Metallocene-Based Polymers	39
I.	Introduction	40
II.	Sidechains	41
A.	Vinyl, Acrylate, and Acrylamide Polymers	41
B.	Pyrrole and Thiophene Polymers	48
C.	Polyaspartamide	49
D.	Polyferrocenophanes	50
E.	Polyacetylenes	51
F.	Polynorbornenes	52
G.	Polyphosphazenes	55
H.	Polysilanes	56
III.	Homoannular Polymetallocenes	57
IV.	Heteroannular Polymetallocenes	59
A.	Polyferrocenylenes	59
B.	Polyamides, Polyurethanes, Polyureas, Polyesters, and Polybenzimidazoles	62
C.	Metal or Metalloid Spacers	66
D.	Conjugated Systems	71
E.	Coordination Polymers	74
F.	Ferrocenophane-Based Polymers	76
V.	Multidecker Polymers	85
VI.	Hyperbranched and Crosslinked Polymers	87
VII.	Stars and Dendrimers	90
VIII.	Summary	94
IX.	References	95
3.	Polymers Containing 4-, 5-, and 6-Membered Rings [pi]-Coordinated to Metallic Moieties	103
I.	Introduction	104
II.	Polymers Containing Arene Complexes	105
A.	Pendent to the Backbone	105
B.	Sidechain	120
C.	Supramolecular Assemblies	125
D.	Dendrimers and Stars	126
III.	Polymers Containing Complexed 5-Membered Rings	131
A.	Cyclopentadienylmetal Carbonyl Complexes	131
B.	Complexation of Silole Rings	137
C.	Dendrimers	138
IV.	Polymers Containing Cyclobutadiene Complexes	140
V.	Summary	143
VI.	References	144
4.	[sigma]-Bonded Metals and metal-Metal Bonds in the Polymer Framework	147
I.	Introduction	147
II.	Metal [sigma] Bonds	148
A.	Metal-Oxygen, Metal-Sulfur, and Metal-Nitrogen Bonds	148
B.	Metal-Aryl Bonds	150
C.	Metallacyclopentadienes	151
D.	Metal Acetylides	153
III.	Metal-Metal Bonds	159
IV.	Stars and Dendrimers	163
V.	Summary	166
VI.	References	167
5.	Metal Coordination Polymers	171
I.	Introduction	171
II.	Schiff Base Polymers	173
III.	Porphyrins	176
IV.	Phthalocyanines	179
V.	Pyridine and Related Systems	182
A.	Bi- and Terpyridine-Based Materials	182
B.	Catenanes, Rotaxanes, and Calixarenes	190
C.	Benzimidazoles	192
D.	Dendrimers and Stars	193
VI.	Summary	196
VII.	References	196
6.	Silicon-, Germanium-, Tin-, and Lead-Containing Polymers	199
I.	Introduction	199
II.	Silicon	200
A.	Polysilylenes (Polysilanes)	200
B.	Polycarbosilanes	208
C.	Polysilazanes	215
D.	Polysiloxanes	220
E.	Polysilsesquioxanes	227
III.	Germanium	233
IV.	Tin	240
V.	Lead	246
VI.	Summary	248
VII.	References	248
	Subject Index	257
	Metals Index	267