Abstract

The reaction of HOC6H4CH2CN (1), N3P3(O2C12H8) 2(OC6H4CH2CN)2 (2), and [{NP(O2C12H8)2} 0.8{NP(OC6H4CH2CN)2} 0.18]n (3) with Cr(CO)6 (4) in a di-H-buthylether/THF solvent mixture affords the new compounds Cr(CO)3 (NCCH2C6H4OH)3 (5), N3P3(O2C12H8) 2[(OC6H4CH2CN · Cr(CO)5]2 (6), and the copolymer{[{NP{(O2C12H8)2} 0.8NP{(OC6H4CH2CN)2} 0.18][Cr(CO)5]0.132}n (7), respectively. The ? coordination of the chromium carbonyl toward the nitrile moiety rather than the ?-link toward the benzene groups is indicated by spectroscopic data. Thermal effects of the incorporation of the organometallic fragment into the copolymer were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis. Incorporation of the organometallic fragments into the polymer does not produce improved conductivity. © 2002 Plenum Publishing Corporation.