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Novel heterobimetallic polymer-metal complexes (PMCs) based on ferrocenyl-containing polysiloxanes with pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide moieties coordinated with CoII, NiII, and FeII metallocenters (M-PyPMFSs), as well as ferrocenyl-containing polysiloxanes with 2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dicarboxamide fragments coordinated with CoII and NiII metallocenters (M-BipyP(MFS-co-DMS)s) were obtained by polymerization, polycondensation, and complexation reactions. The structure of the ferrocenyl-containing polymer ligands and their PMCs was confirmed by NMR, FTIR, UV–Vis, and EDX spectroscopies. The electrochemical behavior of the PMCs was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Both M-PyPMFSs and M-BipyP(MFS-co-DMS)s exhibit multiredox activity due to the presence of two redox active metallocenters (ferrocenyl group and NiII, CoII, or FeII coordination cross-links). A comprehensive analysis of the redox properties is conducted to establish the influence of both metallocenter and polymer ligand in the M-PyPMFSs—M-BipyP(MFS-co-DMS)s series. Thus, M-PyPMFSs demonstrate enhanced multiredox performance over M-BipyP(MFS-co-DMS)s, as evidenced by their two intensive well-resolved redox processes in CVs at E1/2 ≈ 0.1 V (Fc/Fc+ couple) and at E1/2 ≈ 0.8–1.1 V (CoII/CoIII and NiII/NiIII couples). However, M-BipyP(MFS-co-DMS)s exhibit up to three redox transitions (Fc/Fc+, MII/MIII, and Bipy•−/Bipy mixed with MI/MII). These polymer-metal complexes enable new applications as multiredox silicone materials in polymer engineering, especially for (opto)electronic, adaptive electrochromic, and stimuli-responsive devices.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Polymer Science
DOIs
StateE-pub ahead of print - 14 Oct 2025

    Research areas

  • complexes of cobalt(II) and nickel(II), ferrocenyl-containing polysiloxanes, multiredox properties, polymer-metal complexes, synthesis of polymers

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