Chelate polymers.: VI.: New copolymers of the some siloxane containing bis(2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyd-imine)Me2+ with bis(p-carboxyphenyl)diphenylsilane

New high complex polymeric structures containing metal chelate sequences alternating, through esteric bridges, with silane units were obtained. The azomethine of 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde with 1,3-bis(aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane has been synthesized and in situ complexed with copper (II), nickel (II), cobalt (II) and cadmium (II). The obtained bis-phenolic chelates were covalently inserted in polymeric linear structures by their polycondensation with bis(p-carboxyphenyl)diphenylsilane as a diacid chloride. The structures of the obtained polymers were confirmed by IR, UV, H-1 NMR and elemental analysis. The characterization was made by TGA, DSC, solubility tests and GPC. The electrical conductivity of both chelate monomers and their polymers was investigated, all compounds showing typical semiconducting behaviors. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.