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Poly(4,7-benzofuran ethylene) (PBFE) and poly(4,7-benzothiophene ethylene) (PBTE) were obtained by the cathodic reduction of 4,7-bis(bromomethyl)benzofuran and 4,7-bis(bromomethyl)benzothiophene at a stirred mercury pool cathode. Spectroscopic and thermal analysis data are also presented.
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Gruber, J., Li, R., Silva, A. et al. Electrochemical Syntheses of Poly(4,7-benzofuran ethylene) and Poly(4,7-benzothiophene ethylene). Polym J 29, 718–721 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.29.718
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