Hydrosilylation of poly (ferrocenylmethylhydrosilane)[Fe (η-C5H4) 2SiMeH] n with 1-hexene and ethyl acrylate was achieved using Karstedt's catalyst with degrees of functionalization of ca 80%. Using a similar strategy, 4-pentoxy-4′-hydroxyhexanoxyazobenzene or 4-pentoxy- 4′-hydroxyundecyloxyazo-benzene acrylate side chains were successfully attached to the poly (metallocene) main chain. The resulting functionalized poly (ferrocenylsilanes) ...
