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Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Polymer Chemistry. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry 214 Supporting Information Living polymerization of arylisocyanide initiated by phenylethynyl palladium(ii) complex Ya-Xin Xue, Jia-Li Chen, Zhi-Qiang Jiang, Zhipeng Yu, Na Liu, Jun Yin, Yuan-Yuan Zhu and Zong- Quan Wu* Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices, Hefei 239, China S1

Instruments S3 Materials S3 Synthetic procedures for Pd complexes 1a d S4-S6 Typical polymerization procedure of 2a with 1a d S6 Typical procedure used to grow poly(phenyl isocyanide)s of various M n S6 Typical kinetic study of the polymerization of 2a with 1a d S7 References S7 Table S1. Polymerization results of 2b-g with 1b as initiator S8 Fig. S1: Single crystal structure of 1c S8 Fig. S2-6: FT-IR, 1 H, 13 C, 31 P NMR and UV-vis spectra of poly-a2a 1 S9- S11 Fig. S7-1: SEC chromatograms of the polymer of 2a in different solvents S11-S13 Fig. S11-16: SEC chromatograms and plots of M n and M w /M n with initial feed ratios of monomer to initiator for the polymerization of 2a with 1a-d S13-S16 Fig. S17-22: Time-dependent SEC and plots of M n -conversion for the polymerization of 2a with 1b-d S16-S19 Fig. S23-25: SEC chromatograms of the polymers of 2b-f with 1b as initiator S19-S2 Fig. S26: CD and UV-vis spectra of poly-b2e 5 S21 Fig. S27-42: FT-IR, 1 H, 13 C and 31 P NMR spectra of compound 1a-d S21-S29 Fig. S43: 1 H NMR spectra of monomer 2c S29 S2

Fig. S44-55: FT-IR, 1 H, 31 P NMR and UV-vis spectra of the polymers of 2c-e S3- S35 Instruments. The 1 H, 13 C and 31 P NMR spectra were recorded using a Bruker 4 and 6 MHz {H} spectrometer. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) was performed on Waters 1515 pump and 2414 differential refractive index (RI) detector (set at 4 C) using a series of linear Styragel HR1, HR2 and HR4 columns. Molecular weight and polydispersity data are reported relative to polystyrene standards. The eluent was tetrahydrofuran (THF) at a flow rate of.3 ml/min. FT-IR spectra were recorded on Perkin- Elmer Spectrum BX FT-IR system using KBr pellets. UV-vis spectra were performed on a UNIC 482 UV/VIS double beam spectrophotometer in 1. cm length quartz cell. Melting points were obtained with a Mel-Temp apparatus and are uncorrected. X-ray diffraction data of single crystals were collected on a Siemens Smart 1 CCD diffractometer. The determination of unit cell parameters and data collections were performed with Mo-Ka radiation (l =.7173 Å). Unit cell dimensions were obtained with leastsquares refinements and all structures were solved by direct methods using SHELXS-97. The other nonhydrogen atoms were located in successive difference Fourier syntheses. The final refinement was performed using full-matrix least-squares methods with anisotropic thermal parameters for nonhydrogen atoms on F2. The hydrogen atoms were added theoretically and riding on the concerned atoms. Materials All solvents were purified by the standard procedures before use. THF was further dried over sodium S3

benzophenone ketyl, distilled onto LiAlH 4 under nitrogen, and distilled under high vacuum just before use. 4-Ethynyltoluene, 4-ethynylanisole, 1-ethynylbenzene, 4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenylacetylene, ethynyltrimethylsilane, trans-dichlorobis(triethylphosphine)palladium(ii) and copper(i) chloride were purchased from Aladdin and Sigma-Aldrich, and were used as received without further purification. Isocyanide monomer 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, and 2f were prepared according to the literatures and the structures were confirmed by 1 H NMR. 1 Synthetic procedure for 1a-d 1a PEt 3 Pd Cl PEt 3 Synthesis of 1a. This Pd complex was prepared according to the reported procedure. 2 4- Ethynyltoluene (5. mg,.43 mmol) was treated with trans-dichlorobis(triethylphosphine)palladium (178. mg,.43 mmol) in the presence of copper(i) chloride (2.5 mg,.25 mmol) as catalyst in 3 ml of diethylamine and dichloromethane (v/v = 1/1). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. After the solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by chromatography with petrol ether-ethyl acetate (1/1, v/v) as eluent. The crude product was recrystallized from petrol ether and methanol to afford 1a as a white solid (127 mg, 6% yield). 1 H NMR (4 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 7.16 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, aromatic), 7.3 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, aromatic), 2.31 (s, 3H, CH 3 Ph), 2. 1.95 (m, 12H, PCH 2 CH 3 ), 1.24 1.16 (m, 18H, PCH 2 CH 3 ). 13 C NMR (1 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 135.45, 13.58, 128.86, 124.89, 16.42, 93.59, 21.35, 15.46, 8.4. 31 P NMR (121.5 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 17.85. FT-IR (KBr, cm 1 ): 2959 (ν C H, aromatic), 2932 (ν C H, aromatic), 2872 (ν C H, aromatic), 2112 (ν C C ), 1746 (ν C=C, aromatic), 1693 (ν C=C, aromatic). S4

Compounds 1b, 3 1c, 4 and 1d were synthesized according to the similar procedure from the reaction of 4-ethynylanisole, 1-ethynylbenzene, and 4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenylacetylene with transdichlorobis(triethylphosphine)palladium in dichloromethane and diethylamine, respectively. H 3 CO 1b PEt 3 Pd Cl PEt 3 1b: 1 H NMR (4 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 7.19 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, aromatic), 6.78 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, aromatic), 3.78 (s, 3H, OCH 3 ), 2.2 1.94 (m, 12H, PCH 2 CH 3 ), 1.25 1.17 (m, 18H, PCH 2 CH 3 ). 13 C NMR (1 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 157.81, 131.93, 12.46, 113.79, 15.97, 92.21, 55.38, 15.52, 8.45. 31 P NMR (121.5 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 17.8. FT-IR (KBr, cm 1 ): 36 (ν C H, aromatic), 2932 (ν C H, aromatic), 2873 (ν C H, aromatic), 2112 (ν C C ), 16 (ν C=C, aromatic), 157 (ν C=C, aromatic). 1c PEt 3 Pd Cl PEt 3 1c: 1 H NMR (6 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 7.27 7.25 (m, 2H, aromatic), 7.24 7.21 (m, 2H, aromatic), 7.16 7.14 (m, 1H, aromatic), 2. 1.95 (m, 12H, PCH 2 CH 3 ), 1.23 1.18 (m, 18H, PCH 2 CH 3 ). 13 C NMR (15 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 13.79, 128.18, 127.95, 125.73, 16.63, 95.16, 15.54, 8.47. 31 P NMR (121.5 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 17.95. FT-IR (KBr, cm 1 ): 2959 (ν C H, aromatic), 2933 (ν C H, aromatic), 2873 (ν C H, aromatic), 2113 (ν C C ), 175 (ν C=C, aromatic), 165 (ν C=C, aromatic). H 3 COOC 1d PEt 3 Pd Cl PEt 3 1d: M.P.: 49.6 5.3 C. 1 H NMR (4 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 7.9 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H, aromatic), 7.28 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H, aromatic), 3.89 (s, 3H, COOCH 3 ), 1.99 1.96 (m, 12H, PCH 2 CH 3 ), 1.25 1.17 (m, S5

18H, PCH 2 CH 3 ). 13 C NMR (15 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 166.97, 132.6, 13.49, 129.45, 126.83, 16.66, 11.73, 52.7, 15.4, 8.38. 31 P NMR (121.5 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 18.3. FT-IR (KBr, cm 1 ): 297 (ν C H, aromatic), 293 (ν C H, aromatic), 287 (ν C H, aromatic), 211 (ν C C ), 172 (v C O ). HRMS m/z calcd for C 22 H 37 ClO 2 P 2 Pd [M] + : 536.992; Found: C 22 H 37 ClO 2 P 2 Pd, 536.99. Anal. Calcd (%) for C 22 H 37 ClO 2 P 2 Pd (536.1): C, 49.17; H, 6.94; Found: C, 49.; H, 7.19. Typical Polymerization Procedure of 1a d with 2a (poly-a2a 1 ): A 1 ml oven-dried flask was charged with monomer 2a (5. mg,.17 mmol), THF (.87 ml) and a stir bar. To this stirring solution was added a solution of 1a in THF (.17 M,.1 ml) via a microsyringe at ambient temperature. The concentrations of monomer 2a and initiator 1a were.2 and.2 M, respectively ([2a] /[1a] = 1). The reaction flask was then immersed into an oil bath at 55 C and stirred for 1 h. After cooled to room temperature, the polymerization solution was precipitated into a large amount of methanol, collected by centrifugation, and dried in vacuum at room temperature overnight to give poly-a2a 1 (45. mg, 91% yield). SEC: M n = 3.1 1 4, M w /M n = 1.1. 1 H NMR (4 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 7.48 7.24 (br, aromatic), 4.58 3.42 (br, OCH 2 ), 1.75.73 (br, CH 2 and CH 3 ). 13 C NMR (15 MHz, CDCl 3, 25 C): 165.11, 162.7, 15.5, 129.79, 127.38, 117.19, 65.3, 32.3, 29.74, 29.58, 29.46, 28.76, 26.13, 22.78, 14.19. FT-IR (KBr, cm 1 ): 2952 (ν C H, aromatic), 2919 (ν C H, aromatic), 2852 (ν C H, aromatic), 219 (ν C C ), 172 (ν C=O ), 1599 (ν C=N ). Typical Procedure Used to Grow Poly(phenyl isocyanide)s of Various Molecular Weights from Palladium Complex 1a d. Various amounts of palladium complex 1a in THF ([1a] =.2 M) were added via a microsyringe to a series solutions of isocyanide monomer 2a (5. mg,.17mmol) in THF. The concentration of 2a was.2 M. The initial feed ratios of 2a to 1a were 25, 4, 55, 7, 85, and 1, S6

respectively. Each of the reaction mixtures were then stirred for 1 h at 55 C and quenched by the addition of a large amount of methanol, collected by centrifugation, washed with methanol, and dried under vacuum to afford the expected polymers. The M n and M w /M n of these polymers were characterized by SEC (Fig. 1a in maintext). Typical Kinetic Study of the Polymerization of 2a with 1a-d. A mixture of 2a (1. mg,.35 mmol) and a standard polystyrene (M n = 263, 5. mg for 1a, and 1c, 4. mg for 1b, and 1d) were placed in a dry ampule, and dry THF (1.36 ml) was added by a syringe. To this was added a solution of 1a in THF (15 μm,.39 ml) via a microsyringe at ambient temperature. The concentrations of 1a and 2a were.33 and.2 M, respectively. The mixture was then heated to 55 C ([2a] =.2 M, [2a] /[1a] = 6). The conversion of 2a was followed by measuring the SEC of the reaction mixture at appropriate time intervals. The peak area of the unreacted 2a relative to that of the internal standard (PSt) was used for the determination of the conversion of 2a on the basis of the linear calibration curve. The M n and M w /M n were estimated by SEC and reported as equivalent to standard polystyrene. References 1. (a) Y.-X. Xue, Y.-Y. Zhu, L.-M. Gao, X.-Y. He, N. Liu, W.-Y. Zhang, J. Yin, Y.-S. Ding, H.-P. Zhou and Z.-Q. Wu, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 214, 136, 476; (b) J. Liang, Z. Chen, J. Yin, G.-A. Yu and S. H. Liu, Chem. Commun., 213, 49, 3567. 2. K. Osakada, T. Takizawa and T. Yamamoto, Organometallics, 26, 14, 3531. 3. K. Onitsuka, H. Ogawa, T. Joh, S. Takahashi, Y. Yamamoto and H. Yamazaki, J. Chem. Soc., Dalt. Trans.: Inorg. Chem., 1991, 6, 1531. S7

4. Y.-J. Kim, S.-H. Lee, S. I. Jeon, M. S. Lim and S. W. Lee, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 25, 358, 65. Table S1. Polymerization Results of 2b e with 1b as Initiator ([2] =.2 M) a Run Monomer [2] /[1b] b Solvent T Polymer M c n M w /M c n Yield d 1 2b 5 THF 55 C poly-b2b 5 Oligomers -- -- 2 2c 25 Toluene 9 C poly-b2c 25 5.6 1 3 1.22 9% 3 2c 3 Toluene 9 C poly-b2c 3 6.8 1 3 1.22 91% 4 2c 6 Toluene 9 C poly-b2c 6 1.4 1 4 1.27 87% 5 2d 5 THF 55 C poly-b2d 5 1.7 1 4 1.18 97% 6 2d 1 THF 55 C poly-b2d 1 3.4 1 4 1.22 95% 7 2e 5 THF 55 C poly-b2e 5 1.3 1 4 1.16 97% 8 2e 1 THF 55 C poly-b2e 1 2.7 1 4 1.15 93% a The polymers were synthesized according to Scheme 1 in main text. b The initial feed ratio of monomer to initiator. c The M n and M w /M n were determined by SEC and reported as equivalent to standard polystyrene. d Isolated yield. Fig. S1 Single crystal structure of Pd(II) complex 1c. Hydrogen atoms are omitted for clarity. Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (deg): C1 C2, 1.21(5); C1 Pd, 1.947(4); Cl1 Pd, 2.3512(8); P1 Pd, S8

2.3136(1); P2 Pd, 2.355(1); C1 Pd P2, 9.58(12); C1 Pd P2, 9.48(12); P2 Pd P1, 176.92(5); C1 Pd Cl1, 177.71(17); P2 Pd Cl1, 89.1(4); P1 Pd Cl1, 89.95(4). 2963, Ar-H 2858, Ar-H 2924, Ar-H 1721, C=O 1599, C=N 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Wavenumber( cm -1 ) Fig. S2 FT-IR spectrum of poly-a2a 1 measured at 25 C using KBr pellets. 2. 2.76 2.89 4.5 24.1 5.3 7.65 7.31 5.73 4.4 3.82 1.67 1.62 1.5 1.23.88.85 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 S9

Fig. S3 1 H NMR spectrum of poly-a2a 1 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (4 MHz). 162.7 165.11 162.7 15.5 129.79 127.38 117.19 65.3 32.3 29.88 29.81 29.74 29.58 29.46 28.76 26.13 22.78 14.19 28 Hz 162.5 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 Fig. S4 13 C NMR spectrum of poly-a2a 1 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (15 MHz). S1

14.58 14.25 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 -1-15 -2 Fig. S5 31 P NMR spectrum of poly-a2a 1 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (121.5 MHz). 1. Absorbance.5. 3 4 5 6 Wavelength (nm) Fig. S6 UV-vis spectrum of poly-a2a 1 measured in CHCl 3 at 25 C. S11

Normalized intensity(a. u.) poly-a2a 75 (t) poly-a2a 1 (t) 2 22 24 26 28 3 Retention time (min) Fig. S7 SEC chromatograms of poly-a2a 75 (t) and poly-a2a 1 (t) prepared from 2a with 1a as initiator in toluene at 55 C. Normalized intensity(a. u.) 2 22 24 26 28 3 Retention time (min) poly-a2a 5 (c) poly-a2a 1 (c) Fig. S8 SEC chromatograms of poly-a2a 5 (c) and poly-a2a 8 (c) prepared from 2a with 1a as initiator in CHCl 3 at 55 C. S12

Normalized intensity(a. u.) poly-a2a 5 (d) poly-a2a 1 (d) 2 22 24 26 28 3 Retention time (min) Fig. S9 SEC chromatograms of poly-a2a 5 (d) and poly-a2a 8 (d) prepared from 2a with 1a as initiator in DMF at 55 C. Normalized intensity(a. u.) poly-a2a 5 (a) poly-a2a 8 (h) 2 22 24 26 28 3 Retention time (min) Fig. S1 SEC chromatograms of poly-a2a 5 (a) and poly-a2a 8 (h) prepared from 2a with 1a as initiator in acetone and hexane at 55 C. S13

Intensity (a. u.) [ 2a] /[ 1b] = 2 [ 2a] /[ 1b] = 25 [ 2a] /[ 1b] = 3 [ 2a] /[ 1b] = 35 [ 2a] /[ 1b] = 45 [ 2a] /[ 1b] = 55 2 22 24 26 28 Retention time (min) Fig. S11 SEC chromatograms of poly-b2a m prepared from 2a with 1b as initiator in THF at 55 C with different initial feed ratios. 2 15 M n M w /M n 3 M n (kda) 1 5 M w /M n 2 1 2 4 6 [2a] /[1b] Fig. S12 Plot of M n and M w /M n values of poly-b2a m as a function of the initial feed ratios of 2a to 1b. M n and M w /M n were determined by SEC with polystyrene standard (SEC conditions: eluent = THF, temperature = 4 C). S14

Intensity (a. u.) [ 2a] /[ 1c] = 2 [ 2a] /[ 1c] = 25 [ 2a] /[ 1c] = 3 [ 2a] /[ 1c] = 4 [ 2a] /[ 1c] = 5 22 24 26 28 Retention time (min) Fig. S13 SEC chromatograms of poly-c2a m prepared from 2a with 1c as initiator in THF at 55 C with different initial feed ratios. M n (kda) 15 1 5 M n M w /M n 1 2 3 4 5 [2a] /[1c] 3 2 1 M w /M n Fig. S14 Plot of M n and M w /M n values of poly-c2a m as a function of the initial feed ratios of 2a to 1c. M n and M w /M n were determined by SEC with polystyrene standard (SEC conditions: eluent = THF, temperature = 4 C). S15

Intensity (a. u.) [ 2a] /[ 1d] = 2 [ 2a] /[ 1d] = 3 [ 2a] /[ 1d] = 4 [ 2a] /[ 1d] = 45 [ 2a] /[ 1d] = 5 [ 2a] /[ 1d] = 75 2 22 24 26 28 Retention time (min) Fig. S15 SEC chromatograms of poly-d2a m prepared from 2a with 1d as initiator in THF at 55 C with different initial feed ratios. 25 2 M n M w /M n 3 M n (kda) 15 1 5 M w /M n 2 1 2 4 6 8 [2a] /[1d] Fig. S16 Plot of M n and M w /M n values of poly-d2a m as a function of the initial feed ratios of 2a to 1d. M n and M w /M n were determined by SEC with polystyrene standard (SEC conditions: eluent = THF, temperature = 4 C). S16

PSt 2a h poly-b2a m.5 h poly-b2a m 1.6 h poly-b2a m 3.1 h 25 3 35 Retention Time (min) Fig. S17 Time-dependent SEC chromatograms for 1b-initiated polymerization of 2a in THF at 55 C with PSt (M n = 263, M w /M n = 1.6) as internal standard ([2a] =.2 M, [2a] /[1b] = 6). M n (kda) 15 1 5 M n M w /M n 2 M w /M n 1 2 4 6 8 1 Conversion (%) Fig. S18 Plot of M n and M w /M n values as a function of conversion of 2a with 1b as initiator in THF at 55 C ([2a] =.2 M, [2a] /[1b] = 6). S17

PSt 2a h 1.7 h poly-c2a m poly-c2a m 3. h poly-c2a m 7.7 h 25 3 35 Retention Time (min) Fig. S19 Time-dependent SEC chromatograms for 1c-initiated polymerization of 2a in THF at 55 C with PSt (M n = 263, M w /M n = 1.6) as internal standard ([2a] =.2 M, [2a] /[1c] = 6). 15 M n M w /M n M n (kda) 1 5 2 4 6 8 1 Conversion (%) 2 M w /M n 1 Fig. S2 Plot of M n and M w /M n values as a function of conversion of 2a with 1c as initiator in THF at 55 C ([2a] =.2 M, [2a] /[1c] = 6). S18

PSt 2a h poly-d2a m 3. h poly-d2a m 4.2 h poly-d2a m 9.2 h 25 3 35 Retention Time (min) Fig. S21 Time-dependent SEC chromatograms for 1d-initiated polymerization of 2a in THF at 55 C with PSt (M n = 263, M w /M n = 1.6) as internal standard ([2a] =.2 M, [2a] /[1d] = 6). 15 M n M n (kda) 1 5 M w /M n 2 M w /M n 1 2 4 6 8 1 Conversion (%) Fig. S22 Plot of M n and M w /M n values as a function of conversion of 2a with 1d as initiator in THF at 55 C ([2a] =.2 M, [2a] /[1d] = 6). S19

Intensity (a. u.) poly-b2c 25 poly-b2c 3 poly-b2c 6 2 24 28 Retention time (min) Fig. S23 SEC chromatograms of poly-b2c 25, poly-b2c 3, and poly-b2c 6 prepared from 2c with 1b as initiator in toluene at 9 C. Intensity (a. u.) poly-b2d 5 poly-b2d 1 2 22 24 26 28 3 Retention time (min) Fig. S24 SEC chromatograms of poly-b2d 5 and poly-b2d 1 prepared from 2d with 1b as initiator in THF at 55 C. S2

poly-b2e 5 poly-b2e 1 Intensity (a. u.) 2 22 24 26 28 3 Retention time (min) Fig. S25 SEC chromatograms of poly-b2e 5 and poly-b2e 1 prepared from 2e with 1b as initiator in THF at 55 C. (dm 3 cm -1 mol -1 ) 1-1 -2-3 poly-b2e 5 3 4 5 Wavelength (nm) 6 4 2 x 1 4 dm 3 cm -1 mol -1 ) Fig. S26 CD and UV-vis spectra of poly-b2e 5 measured in THF at room temperature. S21

2. 1.98 2.88 12.24 18.88 7.17 7.15 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 2.31 1.98 1.95 1.24 1.23 1.2 1.18 1.16 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5. Fig. S27 1 H NMR spectrum of 1a measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (4 MHz). 135.45 128.86 124.89 16.48 16.42 16.37 93.75 93.59 93.43 21.35 15.6 15.46 15.32 8.4 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Fig. S28 13 C NMR spectrum of 1a measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (1 MHz). S22

17.85 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 -1-15 -2 Fig. S29 31 P NMR spectrum of 1a measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (121.5 MHz). 2872, Ar-H 2112, C C 2932, Ar-H 2959, Ar-H 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Fig. S3 FT-IR spectrum of 1a measured at 25 C using KBr pellets. S23

1.99 2. 2.98 12.17 19.28 7.2 7.18 6.79 6.76 3.78 2.1 2. 1.99 1.98 1.97 1.96 1.95 1.25 1.23 1.21 1.19 1.17 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5. Fig. S31 1 H NMR spectrum of 1b measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (4 MHz). 157.81 131.93 12.46 113.79 15.97 92.21 55.38 15.65 15.51 15.38 8.45 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Fig. S32 13 C NMR spectrum of 1b measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (1 MHz). S24

18.5 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 -1-15 -2 Fig. S33 31 P NMR spectrum of 1b measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (121.5 MHz). 36, Ar-H 2112, C C 2873, Ar-H 2932, Ar-H 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Fig. S34 FT-IR spectrum of 1b measured at 25 C using KBr pellets. S25

2.19 2..95 12.91 19.9 7.27 7.26 7.26 7.25 7.25 7.24 7.23 7.21 7.16 7.15 7.14 2. 2. 1.99 1.98 1.98 1.97 1.97 1.96 1.95 1.23 1.22 1.2 1.19 1.18 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5. Fig. S35 1 H NMR spectrum of 1c measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (6 MHz). 13.797 13.789 13.779 128.177 125.729 16.665 16.627 95.263 95.157 95.52 77.372 77.16 76.948 53.55 15.631 15.538 15.446 8.466 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Fig. S36 13 C NMR spectrum of 1c measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (15 MHz). S26

17.95 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 -1-15 -2 Fig. S37 31 P NMR spectrum of 1c measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (121.5 MHz). 2873, Ar-H 2113, C C 2959, Ar-H 2933, Ar-H 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Fig. S38 FT-IR spectrum of 1c measured at 25 C using KBr pellets. S27

1.98 2. 3.1 12.11 18.85 7.91 7.88 7.29 7.27 3.89 1.99 1.98 1.98 1.97 1.97 1.96 1.25 1.23 1.21 1.19 1.17 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 Fig. S39 1 H NMR spectrum of 1d measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (4 MHz). 166.97 132.59 13.49 129.45 126.83 16.66 11.83 11.73 11.63 52.7 15.49 15.4 15.3 8.38 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Fig. S4 13 C NMR spectrum of 1d measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (15 MHz). S28

18.3 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 -1-15 -2 Fig. S41 31 P NMR spectrum of 1b measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (121.5 MHz). 287, Ar-H 297, Ar-H 293, Ar-H 211, C C 172, C=O 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Fig. S42 FT-IR spectrum of 1d measured at 25 C using KBr pellets. S29

1.9 1.97 2. 2.4 11.23 3.19 7.3 7.27 6.86 6.84 3.96 3.94 3.93 1.79 1.78 1.77 1.76 1.34 1.27.9.9.89.87 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5. Fig. S43 1 H NMR spectrum of 2c measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (4 MHz). 6.54 6.42 6.26 6.2 3.91 3.31 1.79 1.5 1.32 1.28.91 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 Fig. S44 1 H NMR spectrum of poly-b2c 6 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (6 MHz). S3

16, C=N 295, Ar-H 286, Ar-H 293, Ar-H 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Wavenumber( cm -1 ) Fig. S45 FT-IR spectrum of poly-b2c 6 measured at 25 C using KBr pellets. 1..8 Absorbance.6.4.2. 3 4 5 6 Wavelength (nm) Fig. S46 UV-vis spectrum of poly-b2c 6 measured in CHCl 3 at 25 C. S31

14.42 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 -1-15 -2 Fig. S47 31 P NMR spectrum of poly-b2c 6 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (121.5 MHz). 8.37 7.84 7. 6.54 6.15 5.8 4.56 4.2 1.64 1.58 1.22.85 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 Fig. S48 1 H NMR spectrum of poly-b2d 5 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (6 MHz). S32

33, N-H 296, Ar-H 285, Ar-H 293, Ar-H 175, C=O 163, C=N 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Wavenumber( cm -1 ) Fig. S49 FT-IR spectrum of poly-b2d 5 measured at 25 C using KBr pellets. 1..8 Absorbance.6.4.2. 3 4 5 6 Wavelength (nm) Fig. S5 UV-vis spectrum of poly-b2d 5 measured in CHCl 3 at 25 C. S33

14.6 14.27 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 -1-15 -2 Fig. S51 31 P NMR spectrum of poly-b2d 5 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (121.5 MHz). 7.67 7.6 5.97 5.62 4.94 4.43 2.2 2.6 1.78 1.51 1.44 1.14.94.85.52 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 Fig. S52 1 H NMR spectrum of poly-b2e 5 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (6 MHz). S34

286, Ar-H 296, Ar-H 171, C=O 292, Ar-H 16, C=N 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Wavenumber( cm -1 ) Fig. S53 FT-IR spectrum of poly-b2e 5 measured at 25 C using KBr pellets. 1..8 Absorbance.6.4.2. 3 4 5 6 Wavelength (nm) Fig. S54 UV-vis spectrum of poly-b2e 5 measured in CHCl 3 at 25 C. S35

14.57 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 -1-15 Fig. S55 31 P NMR spectrum of poly-b2e 5 measured in CDCl 3 at 25 C (121.5 MHz). S36