A controlled, iterative synthesis and the electronic properties of oligo[(p-phenyleneethynylene)-alt-(2,5-siloleneethynylene)]s

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja047983a

An introductory series of conjugated siloleneethynylene co-oligomers has been prepared from a key 2-chloro-5-iodosilole intermediate via site-specific cross-coupling reactions. The tetramer (9) and pentamer (10) both exhibit absorption maxima matching tho