Synthesis of soluble polyethers and polythioethers with pendent cationic iron moieties.

Nucleophilic arom. substitution of p-dichlorobenzene complexed to a cyclopentadienyliron cation with oxygen and sulfur nucleophiles led to the formation of polymers with pendent iron moieties as shown in the following scheme. These polymers were sol. in various org. solvents. Photolytic demetallation was implemented to remove the metallic moieties from the backbone of the polymers. NMR and GPC were used to det. the structure of the org. polymers. [Equation Omitted.