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Electro-oxidative polymerization of benzene in the presence of trifluoromethane sulfonic acid yields poly(p-phenylene) efficiently; The acid forms a protonated complex of benzene and cathodically shifts its oxidation potential.
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Tsuchida et al. (1987) studied this question.
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