Synthesis of Polyphenylenes from a Soluble Precursor: The "Shaving" Approach

Samuel Jakob, Aitor Moreno, Xiangyang Zhang, Louis Bertschi, Paul Smith, A. Dieter Schl€uter, and Junji Sakamoto* Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, Institute of Polymers, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, HCI G523, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland, and Laboratory of Polymer Technology, Institute of Polymers, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland