Functional polymeric materials have seen their way into every facet of materials chemistry and engineering. In this review article, we focus on a promising class of polymers, poly(aryleneethynylene)s, by covering several of the numerous applications found thus far for these materials. Additionally, we survey the current synthetic strategies used to create these polymers, with a focus on the emerging technique of alkyne metathesis. An overview is presented of the most recent catalytic systems that support alkyne metathesis as well as the more useful alkyne metathesis reaction capable of synthesizing poly(aryleneethynylene)s.

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聚（亚芳基乙炔基）：炔烃复分解的性质，应用与合成

功能高分子材料已渗透到材料化学和工程学的各个方面。在这篇综述文章中，我们将涵盖迄今为止发现的针对这些材料的众多应用中的几种，从而着眼于一种有前途的聚合物聚亚芳基乙炔。此外，我们调查了目前用于制造这些聚合物的合成策略，重点是新兴的炔烃复分解技术。概述了支持炔烃复分解的最新催化体系以及能够合成聚亚芳基乙炔的更有用的炔烃复分解反应。