Abstract
Polydimethylsilylene is a largely crystalline, high‐melting polymer that is soluble only above 200°C and does not thermoform below its decomposition temperature. Introduction of ethyl and propyl substituents into the linear silylene system by random copolymerization of dimethylsilylene with ethylmethyl‐ and methylpropylsilylenes leads to tractable polymers that are soluble in common solvents at normal ambient temperatures.

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