Аннотация:New bis(triphenylcyclopentadienone)arylenes were synthesized by the reaction of bis(phenylglyoxalyl)arylenes with 1,3-diphenylacetone in ethanol. New phenyl-substituted polyphenylenes were obtained from bis(triphenylcyclopentadienone) arylenes and bis(acetylene)s by the Diels-Alder reaction in trichlorobenzene. Some properties of the resulting polymers and the films made of these polymers were studied.