A new synthetic method for poly(arylene)s using bis(pinacolato)diboron as a condensation reagent

We have developed a new convenient synthetic method for poly(arylene)s via dehalogenative coupling of dihaloarenes using bis(pinacolato)diboron as a condensation reagent. With this method, a variety of dihaloarenes including dihalobenzenes, dihaloazobenzenes, and dihalothiophenes were polymerized to give the corresponding poly(arylene)s.