Poly(1,4- or 1,2-phenylenevinylene)s bearing a 2- or 4-substituted nitroxide radical were synthesized by polymerizing [bromo[N-tert-butyl-N-(trialkylsiloxy)amino]]styrenes with a palladium catalyst. The polyradicals were chemically stable, and their ESR and SQUID measurements indicated an intramolecular and through-bond ferromagnetic coupling.
nitroxide radical. The polyradicals were chemically stable, and their spin concentration was increased to 0.8 spin/unit. A SQUID measurement which included the corresponding diradicals and triradicals indicated that a partial, but strong, intramolecular ferromagnetic coupling was established through the conjugated backbone, despite a spin defect in the side radical moiety, for the poly(1,2- phenylenevinylene)