Polystannanes are organotin compounds with the formula (R2Sn)n. These polymers have been of intermittent academic interest; they are unusual because heavy...
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to main group dihalides, rings and polymers result. Polysilanes and polystannanes are produced in this way n Me2SiCl2 + 2n Na → (Me2Si)n + 2n NaCl Wurtz–Fittig...
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Smart inorganic polymer (section Polystannanes)
oxidation, to sensing, to smart material self-assembly, as discussed below. Polystannane, a unique polymer class with a tin backbone, is the only known polymer...
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also known to some extent. These include polygermanes, [R2Ge]n, and polystannanes, [R2Sn]n. Heterochain polymers have more than one type of atom in the...
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exist as rings or polymers when R is not bulky. The polymers, called polystannanes, have the formula (SnR2)n. In principle, compounds of tin(II) might...
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