Isolation and Characterization of a Unique Heterocyclic Ring System from Nickel-ion Catalysed Polymerization of Phenylisocyanide
William B. Euler, Jiun-Tang Huang, Misoo Kim, Lynne Spencer, and William Rosen, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1997, 257 – 258
Abstract
Nickel-ion catalysed polymerization of phenylisocyanide (PhNC) produces the expected major product, poly(N-phenyliminomethylene), and a minor product of low molecular mass with a structure that gives insight into the mechanism of polymerization.