Poly(ortho‐phenylene ethynylene)s: Synthetic accessibility and optical properties

Poly(ortho‐phenylene ethynylene)s (PoPEs) have been synthesized via an in situ activation/coupling AB′ polycondensation protocol. The resulting polymers have been characterized by several analytical methods and are shown to have no structural defects. Although the Sonogashira–Hagihara polycondensation reaction is less efficient than for the preparation of the corresponding meta‐ and para‐linked polymers, presumably because of steric hindrance caused by the ortho substituents, the process can be accelerated by the use of microwave irradiation. Optical spectroscopy indicates solvent‐dependent conformational changes between extended transoid and helical cisoid conformations, providing the first experimental evidence for solvophobically driven folding of the PoPE backbone. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 1619–1627, 2006     

Novel Poly（thienylene Ethynylene）s with Electron-accepting Groups

Since the early works of A. J. Heeger, A G. MacDiarmid and Hideki Shirakawa on semiconducting polymers, π-conjugated oligomers and polymers have been actively investigated for a variety of optoelectronic applications, such as field effect transitors (FET…     

Enumeration of the isomers of phenylenes

Summary The [h]phenylene C_6h H_2h+4 isomers are enumerated up toh=12. The numbers are compared with old and new data for C _n H₅ isomers of benzenoids, fluoranthenoids and biphenylenoids.

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Anzahl möglicher Isomerer von Phenylenen

Zusammenfassung Die Anzahl der [h]Phenylen-Isomeren C_6h H_2h+4 wurde bish=12 ausgewertet. Die Zahlen wurden mit alten und neuen Daten für C _n H _s -Isomere von Benzenoiden, Fluoranthenoiden und Biphenyloiden verglichen.

     

Phenylene dendrimers and novel hyperbranched polyphenylenes as light emissive materials for blue OLEDs

New materials based on low-generation polyphenylene dendrimers with the light emission in the blue spectrum range were synthesized and examined for an efficient organic light emitting diodes (OLED) application. It has been shown that the ratio of p-phenylene groups with high fluorescence parameters to 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene groups with low fluorescent parameters may be the possible reason for the experimental variations of relative quantum yield of photoluminescence in the compounds explored. The quantum yield value is increased with a number of dendrimer generations up to 50–70%. The role of bromine atoms as the luminescence quenchers have been demonstrated, which is important for synthesis route choice.     

Enormously extended π-electronic conjugation system of dimeric octaethylporphyrin transmitted with anthracene

Based on the fact that anthracene (Anth) possesses much higher similarity in electron-releasing ability to porphyrin nucleus than the other polyacenes, the dimeric octaethylporphyrin (OEP) derivatives 4 and 5 (OEP–Anth–OEP) were synthesized and their structure–property relationships were examined, as compared with related OEP dimers 1–3. Among them, the derivative 4 showed enormously high electronic communication between two terminal OEP rings, potentially providing a suitable unit of the electronic structure for molecular design of the OEP devices operating with less energy and with higher sensitivity to outside stimuli.     

几种热塑性特种工程塑料的热分析研究

聚芳醚和聚芳硫醚两类聚合物都为热塑性的耐高温特种高分子材料 ,由于它们的加工性好、加工成型效率高 ,受到了世界各国的高度重视。这两类聚合物在结构上有许多相似之处 ,如它们的主链都含苯环、酮基或砜基 ,而聚芳醚类聚合物的柔性基团为醚键 ,聚芳硫醚类聚合物的柔性基团为硫醚键 ,但由于氧和硫在元素周期表中属于同一族元素 ,原子结构仍然相似 ,因而在某些方面具有一定的可比性。研究它们的性能差异对于改进聚合物性能以及进行进一步的结构设计将有一定的帮助。在这两类聚合物中 ,国内已商品化生产的品种有ＰＥＥＫ、ＰＥＳ和ＰＰＳ ,有…     

新型有机锗倍半氧化物及硫化物的合成

已先后合成的倍半氧化物类及倍半硫化物类化合物的前体,即有机锗三氯化物中只含1个锗原子。为了考查从含2个锗原子的前体合成的有机锗倍半氧化物及硫化物的药物活性,我们合成了1类化合物及相应的倍半氧化物(2类)及倍半硫化物(3类),并合成了酰基苯胺化合物1_e、2_e及3_e。结果见表1。     

Conjugated polyelectrolyte with pendant carboxylate groups: Synthesis,photophysics, and pH responses in the presence of surfactants

This article reports the synthesis, optical properties, and pH responses of a water‐soluble poly(phenylene ethynylene) with pendant carboxylate groups. This conjugated polyelectrolyte, PPE‐OBS, was prepared via a facile synthetic route, using 1,4‐di(ethyl 4‐oxy‐butyrate)‐2,5‐diiodo‐benzene as polymeric monomer and followed by the alkali induced saponification. PPE‐OBS absorbs strongly in the blue region and emits a moderately intense fluorescence. However, it subjects to unstable emission in neutral aqueous media, which is believed to arise because the polymer tends to become more hydrophobic via protonation and to form much heavier aggregates (clusters). Subsequent studies on the interaction and stabilization of PPE‐OBS with various surfactants indicate that its fluorescence stability can be largely improved in the presence of a small amount of surfactant. More interestingly, even at low pH, the surfactant‐stabilized polyelectrolyte with its pendant groups being ? COOH rather than ? COO^? remains water‐soluble and emits efficiently, which is expected of great significance for the covalent linkage to bio‐molecules. In addition, the sensitive pH response in emission spectrum of PPE‐OBS/surfactant complex over a relatively wide range suggests surely a potential access to the fluorescent sensing of pH variation. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3056–3065, 2009     

Hydrated Rare Earth Structural Networks containing the Phenylene‐1, 2‐dioxydiacetate (PDDA) Ligand

Reaction of LnCl₃ with Na₂(PDDA) (PDDA = phenylene‐1, 2‐dioxydiacetate) in a 1 to 2 mol ratio in aqueous solution yielded [Ln₂(PDDA)₃(H₂O)₆] · 2H₂O, structurally characterized for Ln = Ce ( 1 ), Sm ( 2 ) (redetermination), Tb ( 3 ) and Y ( 4 ) in a monoclinic C2/c array, a second related structural form [orthorhombic, Pbcn] being obtained for Tb ( 5 ), Ho ( 6 ) and Er ( 7 ). The ‘domains of existence' of these two previously described forms are now extended to Ce–Dy, Y, and Eu–Er, respectively. Reaction under the same conditions for the heavier Yb³⁺ ion yielded [Yb₂(PDDA)₃(H₂O)₆]_(∞|∞) · 4H₂O ( 8 ), orthorhombic, Pbca. In the case of Ln = La the bimetallic species [NaLa(PDDA)₂(H₂O)₂]_(∞|∞) · 4H₂O ( 9 ) was obtained, while reaction of LnCl₃ with Na₂(PDDA) in a 1 to 3 mol ratio led to the isolation of the isotypic (monoclinic, P2₁/c) [NaLn(PDDA)₂(H₂O)₂]_(∞|∞) · 4H₂O) for Ln = Ce ( 10 ) and Sm ( 12 ). With the smaller Ln = Yb, the more definitively bimetallic [NaYb(PDDA)₂(H₂O)₂]_(∞|∞) · 3H₂O ( 13 ) (triclinic, P$\bar{1}$ )) was obtained, the trihydrate solvation ascribed differing from that recorded (dihydrate) in a cosynchronous report.     

Synthesis, characterization, and OLED application of oligo(p-phenylene ethynylene)s with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) as pendant groups

Two new classes of mono- and oligo(p-phenylene ethynylene)s grafted with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) were synthesized via ‘click’ chemistry and palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling. These materials with cubic silsesquioxanes are very robust with excellent thermal stability in air (T_5%loss>330 °C) and exhibited T_g>80 °C. All the compounds showed high photoluminescence with a range of blue emission and quantum yield up to 80% in the solution. Extended π conjugation molecules of oligo-pPEs POSS maintain relatively high PL quantum efficiencies in the solid state, compared to mono-pPEs POSS. A preliminary report is made of some of the materials as multilayer OLED components with active dopants PVK and PBD.