Synthesis of Isothianaphthene (ITN) and 3,4-Ethylenedioxy-Thiophene (EDOT)-Based Low-Bandgap Liquid Crystalline Conjugated Polymers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.2. Monomer Synthesis
2.3. Polymerization
Polymer | Mn (g/mol) a | Mw (g/mol) a | Mw/Mn |
---|---|---|---|
PolyITN-Pyr | 5150 | 6500 | 1.3 |
PolyEDOT-C | 5060 | 6160 | 1.1 |
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. IR
3.2. Ultraviolet-Visible Absorption Spectra
3.3. Photoluminescence
3.4. Polarizing Optical Microscopy Observation
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Wang, A.; Kawabata, K.; Goto, H. Synthesis of Isothianaphthene (ITN) and 3,4-Ethylenedioxy-Thiophene (EDOT)-Based Low-Bandgap Liquid Crystalline Conjugated Polymers. Materials 2013, 6, 2218-2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062218
Wang A, Kawabata K, Goto H. Synthesis of Isothianaphthene (ITN) and 3,4-Ethylenedioxy-Thiophene (EDOT)-Based Low-Bandgap Liquid Crystalline Conjugated Polymers. Materials. 2013; 6(6):2218-2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062218
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Aohan, Kohsuke Kawabata, and Hiromasa Goto. 2013. "Synthesis of Isothianaphthene (ITN) and 3,4-Ethylenedioxy-Thiophene (EDOT)-Based Low-Bandgap Liquid Crystalline Conjugated Polymers" Materials 6, no. 6: 2218-2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062218