Synthesis,properties and molecular modeling of functional hyperbranched polymers and dendrimers

The design, synthesis, properties and molecular modeling of fully conjugated dendritic molecules and conjugated hyperbranched polymers are described. It has been shown that conjugated hyperbranched molecules are much more soluble than their linear analogues while maintaining all the properties characteristic of conjugated polymers. It was found that the use of polymeric solid support in hyperbranched polymerization allows to control molecular weight and degree of branching (DB). The molecular modeling of hyperbranched conjugated molecules reveals that hyperbranched structure of conjugated molecules affects significantly neither their stability nor the conjugation. On the other hand the terminal groups affect appreciably the electronic structure of conjugated hyperbranched molecules.     

荧光共轭聚合物在生物大分子检测中的应用*

共轭聚合物因其具有π-电子体系及共轭离域结构,一般都具有优异的发光性能,其发光强度和发射波长会随被检测化合物结构的不同而发生特异性响应,特别是在与被检测物相互作用过程中所产生电荷和能量能够沿共轭分子链进行有效传递,成倍放大这种作用,从而有效提高了检测灵敏度,这比相应的小分子化合物更具有优越性。目前共轭聚合物已被用于开发新型化学、生物传感器,尤其是在生物分子检测方面的应用得到迅速的发展。本文总结了近年来荧光共轭聚合物在生物传感方面的研究进展,主要讨论共轭聚合物在蛋白质、核酸及毒素检测中的应用。     

Miscibility-Controlled Phase Separation in Double-Cable Conjugated Polymers for Single-Component Organic Solar Cells with Efficiencies over 8 %

A record power conversion efficiency of 8.40 % was obtained in single-component organic solar cells (SCOSCs) based on double-cable conjugated polymers. This is realized based on exciton separation playing the same role as charge transport in SCOSCs. Two double-cable conjugated polymers were designed with almost identical conjugated backbones and electron-withdrawing side units, but extra Cl atoms had different positions on the conjugated backbones. When Cl atoms were positioned at the main chains, the polymer formed the twist backbones, enabling better miscibility with the naphthalene diimide side units. This improves the interface contact between conjugated backbones and side units, resulting in efficient conversion of excitons into free charges. These findings reveal the importance of charge generation process in SCOSCs and suggest a strategy to improve this process: controlling miscibility between conjugated backbones and aromatic side units in double-cable conjugated polymers.     

假尿嘧啶核苷结合抗原的制备

假尿嘧啶核苷结合抗原的制备＊李瑜闫书一（成都理工学院应用化学系，成都６１００５９）王科太谢家理庞友印＊＊（四川联合大学化学系，成都６１００６４）关键词假尿嘧啶核苷抗原抗体根据细胞的分子生物学原理和临床研究确认，假尿嘧啶核苷（ψ）可作为某些肿瘤的标志物...     

Crystalline Cooperativity of Donor and Acceptor Segments in Double‐Cable Conjugated Polymers toward Efficient Single‐Component Organic Solar Cells

The crystalline cooperativity of the donor and acceptor segment in double‐cable conjugated polymers plays an important role in the nanophase separation and photovoltaic performance in single‐component organic solar cells (SCOSCs). Two double‐cable conjugated polymers with the same conjugated backbone and perylene bisimide (PBI) side units were designed in which PBIs were positioned symmetrically and perpendicularly ( P1 ) and asymmetrically and slantingly ( P2 ) along the conjugated backbones. After thermal annealing, both conjugated backbones and PBI side units in P1 tend to form ordered nanostructures, while PBI side units in P2 dominated the crystallization and hamper the crystallization of conjugated backbones. P1 showed good crystalline cooperativity between conjugated backbones and PBI side units, resulting in improved power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) up to 3.43 % in SCOSCs, while P2 with poor crystalline cooperativity exhibited PCEs below 2.42 %.     

Stacked conjugated oligomers as molecular models to examine interchain interactions in conjugated materials

Previous studies of the redox states of linear conjugated oligomers as models for polarons and bipolarons in conjugated polymers do not fully address the influence of intermolecular interactions on the electronic structure of conjugated systems in the solid state. Fusion of oligothiophenes onto a bicyclo[4.4.1]undecane core holds the conjugated oligomers in a permanent cofacial stack. One- and two-electron oxidation of the stacked oligomers affords mono(radical cation)s and dications that serve as models for polarons and bipolarons in p-doped conjugated polymers and demonstrates the effect of pi-stacking on the electronic structure of these species.     

Liquid crystalline conjugated polymers and their applications in organic electronics

This article describes the syntheses and electro‐optical applications of liquid crystalline (LC) conjugated polymers, for example, poly(p‐phenylenevinylene), polyfluorene, polythiophene, and other conjugated polymers. The polymerization involves several mechanisms: the Gilch route, Heck coupling, or Knoevenagel condensation for poly(p‐phenylenevinylene)s, the Suzuki‐ or Yamamoto‐coupling reaction for polyfluorenes, and miscellaneous coupling reactions for other conjugated polymers. These LC conjugated polymers are classified into two types: conjugated main chain polymers with long alkyl side chains, namely main‐chain type LC polymers, and conjugated polymers grafting with mesogenic side groups, namely side‐chain type LC conjugated polymers. In general, the former shows higher transition temperature and only nematic phase; the latter possesses lower transition temperature and more mesophases, for example, smectic and nematic phases, depending on the structure of mesogenic side chains. The fully conjugated main chain promises them as good candidates for polarized electroluminescent or field‐effect devices. The polarized emission can be obtained by surface rubbing or thermal annealing in liquid crystalline phase, with maximum dichroic ratio more than 20. In addition, conjugated oligomers with LC properties are also included and discussed in this article. Several oligo‐fluorene derivatives show outstanding polarized emission properties and potential use in LCD backlight application. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2713–2733, 2009     

Self-amplifying sensory materials: energy migration in polymer semiconductors

Signal amplification for ultra-sensitive detection has been achieved by energy migration in conjugated semiconducting polymeric assemblies. Critical to optimizing this effect is the synthesis of non-aggregate polymers, the multidimensional directional transport of excited states (excitons), and extending the intrinsic excited state lifetime of conjugated polymers. We developed new water-soluble non-ionic conjugated polymers for use in biosensory applications, which can be used to provide highly sensitive/specific ultra-trace detection that is immune to specificity problems that plauge ionic conjugated polymers.     

Conformation Control of Conjugated Polymers

In the past few decades, conjugated polymers have aroused extensive interest in organic electronic applications. The electrical performance of conjugated polymers has a close relationship with their backbone conformation. The conformation of the polymer backbone strongly affects the πelectron delocalization along polymer chains, the energy band gap, interchain interactions, and further affects charge transport properties. To realize a rigid coplanar backbone that usually possesses efficient intrachain charge transport properties and enhanced π–π stackings, such conformation control becomes a useful strategy to achieve high-performance (semi)conducting polymers. This minireview summarizes the most important polymer structures through conformation control at the molecular level, and then divides these rigid coplanar conjugated polymers into three categories: 1) noncovalent interactions locked conjugated polymers; 2) double-bond linked conjugated polymers; 3) ladder conjugated polymers. The effect of the conformation control on physical nature, optoelectronic properties, and their device performance is also discussed, as well as the challenges of chemical synthesis and structural characterization.     

High electron mobility in ladder polymer field-effect transistors

Field-effect mobility of electrons as high as 0.1 cm2/(V s) is observed in n-channel thin film transistors fabricated from a solution spin-coated conjugated ladder polymer, poly(benzobisimidazobenzophenanthroline) (BBL), under ambient air conditions. This is the highest electron mobility observed to date in a conjugated polymer semiconductor. Comparative studies of n-channel thin film transistors made from a structurally similar nonladder conjugated polymer BBB gave an electron mobility of 10-6 cm2/(V s). These results demonstrate that electron transport can be as facile as hole transport in conjugated polymer semiconductors and that ladder architecture of a conjugated polymer can substantially enhance charge carrier mobility.     

共轭高分子光电功能材料的多尺度性能研究——聚合物电子学领域中的新机遇

共轭高分子材料特异的金属或半导体的电子特性兼有质轻、价廉、易于加工的优点使其在有机场效应晶体管、有机太阳能电池和有机发光二极管等领域显示了重要的应用前景.然而,尽管经过几十年的不断研究,共轭高分子材料种类及其相关器件性能均已得到显著发展,但是共轭高分子材料的本征电荷传输特性仍不清楚,其研究面临巨大挑战,这主要是由共轭高分子材料本身分子量分布弥散、分子间相互缠结以及在常规旋涂薄膜器件中分子高度无序等特性所决定的.从调控共轭高分子聚集态结构的角度出发,不断提高共轭高分子的结构有序性及减小电荷传输过程中的晶界及缺陷密度,是实现共轭高分子材料本征性能认识的有效途径之一.本文首先简单归纳总结了研究者在共轭高分子多尺度聚集态结构调控及性能研究方面的初步结果,进一步结合国内外相关研究进展,重点对共轭高分子晶体方面的工作展开详细介绍,最后对该领域未来发展的挑战及机遇进行了简单评述.     

昆虫性信息素共轭二烯的合成进展

许多昆虫性信息素具有共轭二烯的结构,它们的双键位置和几何构型是决定其生物活性的重要因素。立体选择性和区域选择性地合成共轭二烯是有机合成中十分有意义的研究课题。文章综述了昆虫性信息素共轭二烯的合成进展。     

Advanced materials by functionalization of conjugated polymers

Applications of conjugated polymers to advanced materials are demonstrated with fabrications of functional molecular materials and devices by incorporation of functional molecules to conjugated and/or conducting polymer, ultrahigh anisotropic conducting polymer materials by topological polymerizations of LB multilayers of amphiphilic pyrrol, artificial conjugated polymer superlattice by the potential-programmed electro-polymerization and/or electrocopolymerization, and 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional porphyrin arrays connected with conjugated and/or insulating molecular wires with P(V) porphyrin and others, for molecular photonics and electronics.     

Processable photonic polymers with controllable properties

A series of polyethers consisting of a conjugated segment connected with a nonconjugated spacer were synthesized and characterized. On the basis of the chemical structure of the conjugated moiety, controllable light emission was obtained. The thermal properties were influenced from the structure of the conjugated segment, the type of substituents used, and the length of the flexible spacer used. Additionally, coil‐rod‐coil block copolymers having conjugated segments as the rod block were prepared with atom transfer radical polymerization of α,ω‐modified conjugated oligomers. The optical properties of these copolymers were examined with respect to their aggregation behavior. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 2485–2491, 2003     

Conjugated steroids: analytical approaches and applications

An introduction to conjugated steroids and the justification for their analysis is provided covering both environmental and biological samples. Determining conjugated steroids or indeed any organic chemical which is conjugated upon excretion from the body has relevance in diagnostic monitoring, forensic screening and environmental analysis (from the endocrine disrupter perspective). The various analytical approaches and the accompanying issues are application-dependent. There are numerous options at each stage of analysis, from extraction, hydrolysis, derivatisation, and detection, and advances can be confined to the specific application for which it was developed. Emphasis is placed on the choice of separation and how gas or liquid chromatography necessitates different preparative stages to enable conjugated steroid determination. Possible future directions and research for conjugated steroid analysis are discussed.     

Biocidal activity of a light-absorbing fluorescent conjugated polyelectrolyte

Herein we describe studies that indicate a cationic conjugated polyelectrolyte shows biocidal activity against gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, E. coli, BL21, with plasmids for Azurin and ampicillin resistance) and gram-positive bacterial spores (Bacillus anthracis, Sterne, B. anthracis, Sterne). These studies were carried out with aqueous suspensions of the conjugated polyelectrolyte, with the polyelectrolyte in supported formats and with samples in which the conjugated polyelectrolyte was coated on the bacteria. The results are interesting in that the biocidal activity is light-induced and appears effective due to the ability of the conjugated polyelectrolyte to form a surface coating on both types of bacteria. The effects observed here should be general and suggest that a range of conjugated polyelectrolytes in different formulations may provide a useful new class of biocides for both dark and light-activated applications.     

石墨烯/有机共轭体系的光热效应与应用

本文对近几年来石墨烯/有机共轭体系在光热效应领域取得的重要研究进展进行了总结评述。虽然有机光热试剂具有优异的光热转换效率和良好的生物相容性,但是,有机光热试剂的光稳定性差,限制了其实际应用。现有研究结果表明,石墨烯可显著地增强有机共轭体系的光稳定性,大幅提高其光热转换效率。此外,石墨烯/有机共轭体系还可集多种功能于一体,例如:光声成像指导下的光热治疗、pH响应的荧光成像和光热治疗、光热和光动力联合治疗等,这对有机共轭体系在光热治疗领域的应用具有重要意义。本文总结的研究结果及所作的分析,希望对新型有机共轭体系的光热效应及后续研究起到一定的参考和促进作用。     

有机共轭分子自组装方法

本文综述了有机共轭分子自组装方法的最新研究进展,从有机共轭分子的合成、自组装方法、光电性质及应用等方面进行了阐述,着重阐述了适用于有机共轭分子的各种自组装方法。认为它们的自组装在有机光电材料或器件方面具有广阔的应用前景及潜在的应用价值。     

Fabrication of conjugated polymeric nanochannels from star-shaped supramolecular liquid crystals containing two different photoreactive groups

New conjugated polymeric nanochannels were prepared via photopolymerisation and core extraction of star-shaped supramolecular liquid crystals formed by simple hydrogen bonding between a phloroglucinol core and pyridine derivatives containing two different photoreactive groups. The polymerisable supramolecular liquid crystal exhibited a discotic columnar mesophase. Photopolymerisation of supramolecular liquid crystalline monomer provided cross-linked conjugated polymeric columns in which the diacetylene and acrylate moieties were selectively polymerised along the vertical and horizontal axes, respectively. Chemical treatment of the cross-linked conjugated columns with sodium hydroxide resulted in the removal of the phloroglucinol core to produce the cross-linked conjugated polymeric nanochannels with an estimated effective pore diameter of about 1 nm. The controlled methodology in the present study can be used to design and fabricate conjugated nanoporous organic materials with intriguing ordered structures.     

Integrated zwitterionic conjugated poly(carboxybetaine thiophene) as a new biomaterial platform

An integrated zwitterionic conjugated polymer-based biomaterial platform was designed and studied to address some of the key challenges of conjugated polymers in biomedical applications. This biomaterial platform consists of conjugated polymer backbones and multifunctional zwitterionic side chains. Zwitterionic materials gain electrical conductivity and interesting optical properties through conjugated polymer backbones, and non-biocompatible conjugated polymers obtain excellent antifouling properties, enhanced electrical conductivity, functional groups of bioconjugation and response to environmental stimuli via multifunctional zwitterionic side chains. This platform can potentially be adapted to a wide range of applications (e.g. bioelectronics, tissue engineering and biofuel cell), which require high performance conducting materials with excellent antifouling/biocompatibility at biointerfaces.