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The development of versatile substituent placement in the polyelectrolyte soluble precursor synthesis of poly(1,4-phenylene vinylene)s and their analogues
Abstract
The synthesis and physical characterization of various poly(1,4-phenylene vinylene) (PPVs) derivatives with electron withdrawing substituents on the phenyl rings and some additional PPV analogues are described. The synthetic routes used were a variation on the Wessling route to PPV which involves a processible precursor polymer. All polymers were characterized by IR, UV and elemental analysis. The effect of substitution on the phenyl ring and solvent effects on polymerization were also discussed. Para-xylylenes were generated by treatment of various 1,4-bis(dialkylsulfoniomethyl) arene dihalides in different solvents and detected by UV-VIS spectroscopy. The utility of studying the UV-VIS spectral behavior of para-xylylenes and analogues in the Wessling polyelectrolyte precursor process for synthesis of poly(arylene vinylene)s is demonstrated by several examples. Electronic spectral properties such as UV-VIS absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy of PPV derivatives and analogues were investigated.
Subject Area
Organic chemistry|Polymer chemistry
Recommended Citation
Sarker, Ananda Mohan, "The development of versatile substituent placement in the polyelectrolyte soluble precursor synthesis of poly(1,4-phenylene vinylene)s and their analogues" (1994). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9420685.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9420685