Intro; Contents; Preface; Helical Polyacetylenes Induced via Noncovalent Chiral Interactions and Their Applications as Chiral Materials; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Macromolecular Helicity Induction in Polyacetylenes; 3 Memory of Macromolecular Helicity Induced in Polyacetylenes; 4 Application of Helical Polyacetylenes as Chiral Materials; 5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Recent New Methodologies for Acetylenic Polymers with Advanced Functionalities; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Homopolymerizations; 2.1 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Coordination Polymerization

2.2 Ring-Opening Alkyne Metathesis Polymerization2.3 Transition-Metal-Free Homopolymerizations; 3 Two-Component Polymerizations; 3.1 Click Polymerization; 3.2 Polycoupling; 4 Multicomponent Polymerizations; 4.1 Multicomponent One-Pot Polymerizations; 4.2 Multicomponent Tandem Polymerizations; 4.3 Sequence-Controlled Multicomponent Polymerization; Conclusions and Perspective; Acknowledgements; References; Poly(aryleneethynylene)s: Properties, Applications and Synthesis Through Alkyne Metathesis; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Properties and Applications of PAEs; 2.1 Structure and Properties

2.2 Applications of PAEs2.2.1 Optoelectronics; 2.2.2 Porous Materials; 3 Synthetic Methods; 3.1 Cross-Coupling Reactions Versus Alkyne Metathesis; 3.2 Alkyne Metathesis Catalysts; 3.3 Recent Alkyne Metathesis Techniques; 3.3.1 Acyclic diyne metathesis polymerization (ADIMET); 3.3.2 Ring-opening alkyne metathesis polymerization (ROAMP); 3.3.3 Combination of Cross-Coupling Reaction with Alkyne Metathesis; 3.3.4 Cyclooligomerization; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Construction of Polyarylenes with Various Structural Features via Bergman Cyclization Polymerization; Abstract

1 Introduction2 Synthesis of Linear Conjugated Polymers; 2.1 Linear Conjugated Backbones with Various Side Chains; 2.2 Grafting Linear Conjugated Polymers onto Carbon Nanomaterials; 3 Synthesis of Polymeric Nanoparticles; 4 Fabrication of Polymeric Nanomembranes; 5 New Challenges; 6 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; An Update on Isocyanide-Based Multicomponent Reactions in Polymer Science; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Monomer Synthesis; 3 Passerini Polymerization; 4 Ugi Polymerization; 5 Architecture Control; 6 Sequence-Defined Macromolecules; 7 Postpolymerization Modifications

8 ConclusionsReferences; Functional Organometallic Poly(arylene ethynylene)s: From Synthesis to Applications; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Synthesis of Organometallic Poly(arylene ethynylene)s; 2.1 Group 10 Transition Metals; 2.2 Groups 8 and 9 Transition Metals; 2.3 Groups 11 and 12 Transition Metals; 2.4 Heterobimetallic Polymers; 3 Photophysics and Structure
Property Relationships of Polymetallaynes; 3.1 Extent of pi -Conjugation of the Spacer; 3.2 Post Functionalization of the Acetylenic Linkage; 3.3 Effect of Pendant Metal Coordination; 3.4 Geometry of Polymers