Scheme 1.
Mechanochemical Suzuki polymerization reaction of 4‐bromophenylboronic acid to give poly(para‐phenylene) (PPP). The Pd catalyst was subsequently advanced and simplified from a Pd salt to Pd black and finally to simply Pd milling balls.
Mechanochemical Suzuki polymerization reaction of 4‐bromophenylboronic acid to give poly(para‐phenylene) (PPP). The Pd catalyst was subsequently advanced and simplified from a Pd salt to Pd black and finally to simply Pd milling balls.