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Synthetic and mechanistic investigations of the reductive electrochemical polymerization of vinyl-containing complexes of iron(II), ruthenium(II), and osmium(II)
Calvert, Jeffrey M.,Schmehl, Russell H.,Patrick Sullivan,Facci, John S.,Meyer, Thomas J.,Murray, Royce W.
, p. 2151 - 2162 (2008/10/08)
The reductive electrochemical polymerizations of 28 vinyl-containing poly(pyridyl) complexes of iron(II), ruthenium(II), and osmium(II) have been investigated. With use of a semiquantitative procedure to establish relative rates of polymer film formation on the electrode, the complexes have been studied with regard to such variables as the number of vinyl ligands and the negative potential limit in the cyclical scan used for electropolymerization. The first step in the electrochemical polymerization involves formation of a ligand-based radical anion, which appears to be the initiator. The possible ensuing reactions are discussed.