“…Pd‐catalyzed polymerization was carried out using standard Schlenk techniques. 4,4′‐Dibromo‐2,3′‐dinitro‐biphenyl,29 3,5‐dibromonitrobenzene,30 and 2,5‐dibromo‐4‐nitroaniline21 were prepared according to the literature. 1,4‐Bis(4,4,5,5‐tetramethyl‐1,3,2‐dioxa‐borolan‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐bis(dodecyloxy)benzene (2) was prepared by the boronation of 1,4‐dibromo‐2,5‐bis(dodecyloxy)benzene (1) with 2‐isopropoxy‐4,4,5,5‐tetramethyl‐1,3,2‐dioxaborolane as described later.…”