Two concomitant polymorphs of 3,3′,4,4′-tetrakis(phenylethynyl)-1,1′-[2,2,2,-trifluoro- 1-(trifluromethyl)ethanediyl]bisbenzene

A representative compound of bis-ortho-diynyl arene (BODA), with a general formula [(m,p)R₂–Ph]₂ –X, where R: –C≡C–Ph and X: >C(CF₃)₂ has been structurally characterized. The compound is being investigated as a monomer for high-performance polyarylene networks and glassy carbon precursors. The bis(trifluoromethyl) derivative crystallizes in two concomitant polymorphic forms. The two polymorphs form a monotropic system with melting points of 436 and 463 K. The metastable form yields monoclinic crystals (P2₁/n, Z=4). a=12.677(3) ?, b=11.677(2) ?, c=24.026(5) ?, β=93.79(3)°. The thermodynamically stable form is monoclinic as well (P2₁/c, Z=8), a=10.7983(6) ?, b=30.628(2) ?, c=21.648(1) ?, β=94.737(1)° with small voids indicating less efficient packing. The two polymorphs contain different conformers of the rotationally flexible molecule.     

HYPERBRANCHED CONJUGATIVE MACROMOLECULES CONSTRUCTED FROM TRIPLE-BOND BUILDING BLOCKS

Polycyclotrimerization and polycoupling of acetylenic monomers respectively furnish hyperbranched polyarylenes and polyynes with high molecular weights(up to 1×10~6)in high yields(up to 99.9%).The polymers possess low intrinsic viscosities and high thermal stabilities,losing little of their weights when heated to＞400℃.Upon pyrolysis at＞800℃,the polymers graphitize with high char yields(up to 86%).Hyperbranched polyarylenes efficiently emit deep-blue to blue-green lights with fluorescence quantum yields up to 98% and strongly attenuate intense laser pulses with optical power-limiting performances superior to that of C_(60),a well-known optical lirniter.Poly(alkenephenylenes),poly(aroylarylenes)and polyynes are readily cross-linkable by UV irradiation,serving as excellent photoresist materials for the generation of patterns with nanometer resolution.Thin films of hyperbranched polyynes exhibit very high refractive indexes(n up to 1.86).The internal and terminal acetylene moieties of the polyynes readily form complexes with cobalt carbonyls,which can be transformed into soft ferromagnetic ceramics with high magnetic susceptibilities(M_s up to ca.118 emu/g)and near-zero magnetic losses.