%0 Journal Article %A Mäker, Dominic %A Maier, Christopher %A Brödner, Kerstin %A H. F. Bunz, Uwe %D 2014 %T [2.2.2]Paracyclophane-TrienesAttractive Monomers for ROMP %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/_2_2_2_Paracyclophane_Trienes_Attractive_Monomers_for_ROMP/2290483 %R 10.1021/mz500135s.s001 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/3927004 %K ROMP monomers %K ROMPThree derivatives %K intramolecular McMurry reaction %K Grignard reduction %K PPV %K substituent pattern %K iterative buildup %X Three derivatives of 4,7-substituted [2.2.2]­paracyclophane-trienes were synthesized and used in ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), resulting in well-soluble poly­(para-phenylenevinylene)­s (PPV). The paracyclophane-trienes were prepared using an iterative buildup of a phenylene–ethynylene backbone, followed by a cis selective Grignard reduction and an intramolecular McMurry reaction. The monomers were applied in ROMP to result in well-soluble PPV derivatives with an unusual substituent pattern. The PPVs were spin-coated into amorphous, highly fluorescent films. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to synthesize 4,7-substituted [2.2.2]­paracyclophane-trienes and use them as ROMP monomers. %I ACS Publications