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136. Lanni EL, McNeil AJ (2009) Mechanistic studies on Ni(dppe)Cl2-catalyzed chain-growth
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138. Achord BC, Rawlins JW (2009) Evidence of Ni(0) complex diffusion during grignard
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139. Lanni EL, Locke JR, Gleave CM, McNeil AJ (2011) Ligand-based steric effects in
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140. Magurudeniya HD, Sista P, Westbrook JK, Ourso TE, Nguyen K, Maher MC, Alemseghed
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141. Tamba S, Shono K, Sugie A, Mori A (2011) C-H functionalization polycondensation of
chlorothiophenes in the presence of nickel catalyst with stoichiometric or catalytically
generated magnesium amide. J Am Chem Soc 133:9700–9703
142. Komber H, Senkovskyy V, Tkachov R, Johnson K, Kiriy A, Huck WTS, Sommer M (2011)
Ring walking versus trapping of nickel(0) during Kumada catalyst transfer polycondensation
using externally initiated electron-accepting thiophene-benzothiadiazole-thiophene precursors. Macromolecules 44:9164–9172
143. Stefan MC, Javier AE, Osaka I, McCullough RD (2009) Grignard metathesis method
(GRIM): toward a universal method for the synthesis of conjugated polymers. Macromolecules 42:30–32
144. Sui A, Shi X, Wu S, Tian H, Geng Y, Wang F (2012) Controlled synthesis of polyfluorenes
via Kumada catalyst transfer polycondensation with Ni(acac)2/dppp as the catalyst. Macromolecules 45:5436–5443
145. Bhatt MP, Magurudeniya HD, Sista P, Sheina EE, Jeffries-El M, Janesko BG, McCullough
RD, Stefan MC (2013) Role of the transition metal in Grignard metathesis polymerization
(GRIM) of 3-hexylthiophene. J Mater Chem A 1:12841–12849
146. Krasovskiy A, Knochel P (2004) A LiCl-mediated Br/Mg exchange reaction for the preparation of functionalized aryl- and heteroarylmagnesium compounds from organic bromides.
Angew Chem Int Ed 43:3333–3336
147. Krasovskiy A, Krasovskaya V, Knochel P (2006) Mixed Mg/Li amides of the type
R2NMgCl·LiCl as highly efficient bases for the regioselective generation of functionalized
aryl and heteroaryl magnesium compounds. Angew Chem Int Ed 45:2958–2961
148. Sontag SK, Sheppard GR, Usselman NM, Marshall N, Locklin J (2011) Surface-confined
nickel mediated cross-coupling reactions: characterization of initiator environment in
Kumada catalyst-transfer polycondensation. Langmuir 27:12033–12041
149. Kochemba WM, Kilbey SM, Pickel DL (2012) End-group composition of poly
(3-hexylthiophene)s prepared by in situ quenching of the Grignard metathesis
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copolymer nanowires containing regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and polystyrene.
J Macromol Sci A Pure Appl Chem 43:1991–2000
133. Dai C-A, Yen W-C, Lee Y-H, Ho C-C, Su W-F (2007) Facile synthesis of well-defined block
copolymers containing regioregular poly(3-hexyl thiophene) via anionic macroinitiation
method and their self-assembly behavior. J Am Chem Soc 129:11036–11038
134. Okamoto K, Luscombe CK (2014) Simple procedure for mono- and bis-end-functionalization
of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)s using chalcogens. Chem Commun. doi:10.1039/
C3CC47560C
135. Zhao L, Feng C, Pang X, Jung J, Stefan MC, Sista P, Han R, Fang N, Lin Z (2013) Selfassembly of a conjugated triblock copolymer at the air–water interface. Soft Matter 9:8050–
8056
136. Lanni EL, McNeil AJ (2009) Mechanistic studies on Ni(dppe)Cl2-catalyzed chain-growth
polymerizations: evidence for rate-determining reductive elimination. J Am Chem Soc
131:16573–16579
137. Lanni EL, McNeil AJ (2010) Evidence for ligand-dependent mechanistic changes in nickelcatalyzed chain-growth polymerizations. Macromolecules 43:8039–8044
138. Achord BC, Rawlins JW (2009) Evidence of Ni(0) complex diffusion during grignard
metathesis polymerization of 2,5-dibromo-3-hexylthiophene. Macromolecules 42:8634–
8639
139. Lanni EL, Locke JR, Gleave CM, McNeil AJ (2011) Ligand-based steric effects in
Ni-Catalyzed chain-growth polymerizations using bis(dialkylphosphino)ethanes. Macromolecules 44:5136–5145
140. Magurudeniya HD, Sista P, Westbrook JK, Ourso TE, Nguyen K, Maher MC, Alemseghed
MG, Biewer MC, Stefan MC (2011) Nickel(II) α-diimine catalyst for Grignard metathesis
(GRIM) polymerization. Macromol Rapid Commun 32:1748–1752
141. Tamba S, Shono K, Sugie A, Mori A (2011) C-H functionalization polycondensation of
chlorothiophenes in the presence of nickel catalyst with stoichiometric or catalytically
generated magnesium amide. J Am Chem Soc 133:9700–9703
142. Komber H, Senkovskyy V, Tkachov R, Johnson K, Kiriy A, Huck WTS, Sommer M (2011)
Ring walking versus trapping of nickel(0) during Kumada catalyst transfer polycondensation
using externally initiated electron-accepting thiophene-benzothiadiazole-thiophene precursors. Macromolecules 44:9164–9172
143. Stefan MC, Javier AE, Osaka I, McCullough RD (2009) Grignard metathesis method
(GRIM): toward a universal method for the synthesis of conjugated polymers. Macromolecules 42:30–32
144. Sui A, Shi X, Wu S, Tian H, Geng Y, Wang F (2012) Controlled synthesis of polyfluorenes
via Kumada catalyst transfer polycondensation with Ni(acac)2/dppp as the catalyst. Macromolecules 45:5436–5443
145. Bhatt MP, Magurudeniya HD, Sista P, Sheina EE, Jeffries-El M, Janesko BG, McCullough
RD, Stefan MC (2013) Role of the transition metal in Grignard metathesis polymerization
(GRIM) of 3-hexylthiophene. J Mater Chem A 1:12841–12849
146. Krasovskiy A, Knochel P (2004) A LiCl-mediated Br/Mg exchange reaction for the preparation of functionalized aryl- and heteroarylmagnesium compounds from organic bromides.
Angew Chem Int Ed 43:3333–3336
147. Krasovskiy A, Krasovskaya V, Knochel P (2006) Mixed Mg/Li amides of the type
R2NMgCl·LiCl as highly efficient bases for the regioselective generation of functionalized
aryl and heteroaryl magnesium compounds. Angew Chem Int Ed 45:2958–2961
148. Sontag SK, Sheppard GR, Usselman NM, Marshall N, Locklin J (2011) Surface-confined
nickel mediated cross-coupling reactions: characterization of initiator environment in
Kumada catalyst-transfer polycondensation. Langmuir 27:12033–12041
149. Kochemba WM, Kilbey SM, Pickel DL (2012) End-group composition of poly
(3-hexylthiophene)s prepared by in situ quenching of the Grignard metathesis
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