This review focuses on the recent development in the rigid-rod metallopolymers of late transition metals based on triple-bond building blocks. The synthesis, structure–property relationships and potential applications of organometallic poly(arylene ethynylene)s will be discussed in detail. These functional metal-based polymers can exhibit intriguing optical, electronic and magnetic properties. Considerable focus is placed on the design strategies towards tuning the optical bandgap and emission color (spanning almost the whole visible spectrum) of this class of metallopolymers, and the investigation of their use as active materials for light/electrical energy conversion and energy and information storage. The ongoing scientific challenges and future prospects of this research field are also highlighted.

这篇综述着重于基于三键结构单元的后期过渡金属的刚性棒状金属聚合物的最新发展。有机金属聚（亚芳基乙炔）的合成，结构-性质关系及潜在应用将进行详细讨论。这些基于金属的功能性聚合物可以表现出引人入胜的光学，电子和磁性特性。重点放在了调整此类金属聚合物的光学带隙和发射颜色（几乎涵盖整个可见光谱）的设计策略上，并研究了它们用作光/电能转换以及能量和信息存储的活性材料的研究。 。还强调了该研究领域正在进行的科学挑战和未来前景。