A New C60 Polymer via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

• DOI: 10.1021/cm00051a001
• Publication Date: 2005-03-08T12:36:05Z
• Authors: Naijie Zhang; Scott R. Schricker; Fred Wudl; Maurizio Prato; Michele Maggini; Gianfranco Scorrano
• Keywords: "; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

There are several reasons for producing polymers that contain C{sub 60}. The peculiar features of the fullerene are indeed retained in most of its derivatives. In this paper, the authors report the preparation and characterization of a high molecular weight polymer containing C{sub 60}.