Functional Monomers and Polymers. 165. Dehydrochlorination of Head‐to‐Tail 1,4‐rans‐Poly‐(‐1‐Chlorobutadiene) Prepared by Inclusion Polymerization in Deoxycholic Acid Canals

Abstract
Thermal and chemical dehydrochlorination of head‐to‐tail 1,4‐trans‐poly(‐1‐chlorobutadiene) prepared by inclusion polymerization in deoxycholic acid canals resulted in formation of a trans‐polyacetylene‐type polymer. The dehydrochiorinated polymer was characterized by UV/VIS, IR, Raman, and ESR spectroscopy. The number of conjugated double bonds in the polymer was about 10–20. Doping with iodine was also studied.