Abstract
We previously synthesized polydiazo compounds consisting of two diphenyldiazomethanes by using Sonogashira coupling reaction and generated high spin polycarbenes by their photolysis. In this work in order to simplify the synthesis, we synthesized homopolymerizable diphenyldiazomethane having two iodine groups at the 3,5 positions and an ethynyl group at the 4' position and characterized the corresponding carbene generated by its photolysis. In addition, we attempted to homopolymerize the diazo compound.
