| Abstract: | Several kinds of novel azobenzene-containing polyelectrolytes with special molecular design have been developedfrom acryloyl chloride or epoxy based precursor polymers. The acryloyl chloride based precursor polymer, poly(acryloylchloride), was prepared by free radical polymerization of acryloyl chloride. The azo polyelectrolytes were prepared by anesterification reaction between the precursor polymer and corresponding azo chromophores containing a reactive hydroxylgroup, followed by hydrolysis of the unreacted acyl chloride groups. The epoxy based precursor polymer was prepared by thereaction between 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol diglycidyl ether and aniline, and postfunctionalized by azo coupling reaction toform azo polymers containing chromophores with ionizable groups. The polyelectrolytes were characterized by elementalanalysis, ~1H-NMR, IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The photodynamic and photoresponsive properties, as well as self-assemblyof these azo polyelectrolytes are reported in this paperp. |
