used as received without further purification. Toluene (anhydrous,
99.8%), borane–tetrahydrofuran complex solution (BH3OC4H8, 1.0 M in THF), 1,4-diethynylbenzene
(C10H6, 96%), 1-octene (C10H16, 98%), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (Pd-(PPh3)2Cl2, 98%), copper(I) iodide (CuI,
>98.0%), triethylamine (TEA) (N(C2H5)3, 99.0%), vinylene carbonate (VC) (99%), sodium chloride (NaCl)
(≥98.0%),
and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) (average Mv ∼ 450 000) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Hydrofluoric
acid (HF, 48–51%) and ammonium hydroxide solution (NH4OH, 25%) were purchased from J.T. Baker and Acros Organic, respectively.
Super P carbon black, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP),
Cu-foil, and Li-metal were obtained from Wellcos Corporation (South
Korea). Ethanol (EtOH) (C2H5OH, 99.5%) and methanol
(MeOH) (CH3OH, 99.5%) were purchased from Dae-Jung (South
Korea). 1-Bromo-4-ethynylbenzene (C8H5Br, >98.0%)
was purchased from TCI. One molar lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) in ethylene carbonate (EC)/ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC)
(1:1 v/v) was obtained from Soul-Brain (South Korea).