Table 3 General applicability of C-S cleavage protocol to other π-electron polymers.

From: Efficient room temperature catalytic synthesis of alternating conjugated copolymers via C-S bond activation

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  1. Reaction conditions: aPd(PPh3)4 (10 mol%), CuTc (5 equiv.), monomers in toluene (0.025 M) for 24 h under N2.
  2. bYield from chloroform (CF) fraction and chlorobenzene (CB) fraction.
  3. cPd(PPh3)4 (10 mol%), CuTc (5 equiv.), Zn(OAc)2 (10 mol%), monomers in toluene (0.025 M) for 72 h under N2.