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Poster #81

Attempted Synthesis and Characterization of a New Poly(Ether)Poly(Phosphonium) Salt

Luke J. O’Neil

Faculty Mentor: Thomas W. Nalli

Our group is looking at reacting bis(bromomethyl)aryl ethers with bisphosphines in hopes of forming new, potentially useful poly(ether)poly(phosphonium) salts (PEPPS). My research involved the synthesis of a new monomer, 1,4-bis(p-bromomethylphenoxy)benzene (1). p-Cresol was deprotonated with KOH and then treated with p-dibromobenzene with a copper catalyst to form 1,4-bis(p-tolyloxy)benzene. Bromination with NBS/CCl₄ and light was used to form 1. This monomer will be reacted with 1,4-bis(diphenyl)phosphinobenzene (2) in toluene to form a new PEPPS, which will be characterized by ¹H and ³¹P NMR.​