Patent ID: 8269030

Claim:
A compound comprising the repeat unit: —{SiR 2 —([O] q —SiR 2 ) m —[C≡C—C 6 H 4 —C≡C—SiR 2 —([O] m —SiR 2 ) m ] p -Cb-[SiR 2 —([O] q —SiR 2 ) m -Cb] r }- wherein each R is an independently selected organic group; wherein Cb is a carborane group; wherein —C 6 H 4 — is phenylene; and wherein each m is a nonnegative integer; wherein q is 0 or 1, with the proviso that if q is 0 then m is 0 or 1; and wherein p and r are positive integers.