Synthesis and Characterization of Eumelanin-Inspired Poly(indoylenearylenevinylene)s and Poly(indoylenearyleneethynylene)s
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2017
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
School
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Abstract
Four novel conjugated polymers containing the eumelanin-inspired indole core have been successfully synthesized using common cross coupling reactions. These polymers differed by the arylene and the carbon–carbon bond linkage. Optoelectronic experiments of these polymers suggest that the ethynylene linkage contributed to the red-shifted absorption spectra and blue-shifted emission spectra when compared to the vinylene linkage polymers. Furthermore, the optical bandgaps of the poly(indoylenearyleneethynylene)s (PIAEs) were smaller compared to the poly(indoylenearylenevinylene)s (PIAVs). Surprisingly, the HOMOs of these polymers were less affected by the nature of the carbon–carbon linkage. However, the LUMOs of the PIAEs were lower in comparison to the PIAVs. These eumelanin-inspired PIAEs and PIAVs are good fluorophores with fluorescence quantum yields ranging from 0.12 to 0.67 and have good thermal stability for applications such as in organic light-emitting diodes. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 457–463
Publication Title
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume
55
Issue
3
First Page
457
Last Page
463
Recommended Citation
Adhikari, S.,
Hopson, R. A.,
Sedai, B.,
McFarland, F. M.,
Guo, S.,
Nelson, T. L.
(2017). Synthesis and Characterization of Eumelanin-Inspired Poly(indoylenearylenevinylene)s and Poly(indoylenearyleneethynylene)s. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 55(3), 457-463.
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