Diiodobutadiyne

Diiodobutadiyne

Diiodobutadiyne

Chemical compound


Diiodobutadiyne (1,4-diiodobuta-1,3-diyne) is a small molecule related to diacetylene. It is used in the creation of the polymer poly(diiododiacetylene) (PIDA) by undergoing 1,4 polymerization.[1]

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1,4-Diiodobuta-1,3-diyne is light sensitive and explosive if stored out of solution as a dry solid. It will undergo random 1,2 and 1,4 polymerization, as well as decomposition in solution if kept over an extended period of time, having a half life of just about two weeks.[2]


References

  1. Sun, A.; Lauher, J.W.; Goroff, N.S. (2006), "Preparation of Poly(Diiododiacetylene), an Ordered Conjugated Polymer of Carbon and Iodine", Science, 312 (5776): 1030–1034, Bibcode:2006Sci...312.1030S, doi:10.1126/science.1124621, PMID 16709780, S2CID 36045120
  2. Luo, Liang; Wilhelm, Christopher; Sun, Aiwu; Grey, Clare P.; Lauher, Joseph W.; Goroff, Nancy S. (2008), "Poly(Diiododiacetylene): Preparation, Isolation, and Full Characterization of a Very Simple Poly(diacetylene)", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130 (24): 7702–7709, doi:10.1021/ja8011403, PMID 18489101

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