SYNTHESIS OF POLYBINAPHTHYLS INCORPORATING CHIRAL (R)-1,1′-BI-2,2′-NAPHTHOL ENTITIES WITHp-DIVINYLBENZENE BY Pd-CATALYZED HECK REACTION

Polymer (Ⅰ) and polymer (Ⅱ) were obtained by the polymerization of (R)-6,6′-dibromo-2,2′-binaphtho-20-crown-6(M-1) and (R)-6,6′-dibromo-2,2′-di(methoxyethoxymethyloxy)-1,1′-binaphthyl (M-2) with p-divinylbenzene under Pdcatalyzed Heck reaction. The UV, fluorescence and CD spectra of polymer (Ⅰ) and (Ⅱ) are similar due to the same linkers present in their polymer chain. Polymers (Ⅰ) and (Ⅱ) can emit strong blue fluorescence and are expected to have potential applications in polarized blue-light emitting sensors. The chiral conjugated polymers (Ⅰ) and (Ⅱ) exhibit a strong Cotton effect in their circular dichroism (CD) spectra, indicating a high rigidity of polymer backbone.