| abstract |
The invention comprises a chemical composition with the structure shown below. The composition can be polymerized or pyrolyzed, forming transition metal nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed in a thermoset or carbon composition. (I) wherein A is selected from the group consisting of H, (II), and (III) wherein M is a metal selected independently from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Ru, Co, Ni, Cr and V; wherein Rx is independently selected from the group consisting of an aromatic, a substituted aromatic group and combinations thereof; wherein Ry independently selected from the group consisting of an aromatic, a substituted aromatic group and combination thereof; wherein m is ≥0; wherein s is ≥0; wherein z is ≥0; and wherein m and s are independently determined in each repeating unit. |