Two　bis(acetylide)-functionalized　platinum(II)　polymers　containing　ferrocenyl　pendant　ligands,　trans[(-Pt(PBu3n)(2)-C　CRC　C-)(n)　P1　(R　=　9-ferrocenylmethylene-2,7-diethynylfluorene)　and　P2　(R　=　ferrocenylmethylene-2,5-diethynylbenzene),　were　prepared　in　good　yields　and　were　characterized　by　NMR　spectroscopy　and　GPC.　Electrochemical　characteristics　with　copolymers　P1　and　P2　as　the　cathode　active　materials　for　rechargeable　lithium　batteries　showed　chemical　and　electrochemical　reversibility.　The　thin　layer　polymer　electrodes　of　P1　and　P2　exhibited　reversible　redox　peaks　at　the　potentials　of　0.54　and　0.64　V　(vs.　Ag/AgCl),　respectively.　The　P1　or　P2/carbon　composites　are　also　used　as　cathode-active　materials　to　enhance　the　conductivity　and　durability.　The　electrodes　exhibited　good　cycle　life　of　over　50　charging/discharging　cycles　and　no　reversible　n-type　redox　abilities　seemed　to　be　available.　(C)　2015　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.