Polymerization of methyltrioxorhenium(VII) organometallic oxides as precursors for oxide ceramics

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Abstract

Polymerization by acid‐induced aggregation, a process that was previously unknown in organometallic chemistry, is shown to occur in methyltrioxorhenium(VII). The resulting polymer, an oxide ceramic precursor, undergoes an unusual depolymerization: in the weeks following compression of a pellet of the polymer, the surface becomes covered with large single crystals of the monomer (see figure). This is the first example of the specific crystallization of a metal‐organic compound from the solid state by application of pressure. (Figure Presented.)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)653-658
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume4
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1992

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