10.1080/15421400801926172
The research details the synthesis and investigation of new methacrylic oxazolone and thiazolidinone containing polymers for nonlinear optical (NLO) applications. The purpose of the study was to create polymers with potential NLO properties, which are crucial for various optical devices. The researchers synthesized oxazolone and thiazolidinone derivatives and examined their physicochemical properties through absorption and HNMR spectroscopies. They also explored the third-order NLO properties of these compounds in solution using the degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) method at 532 nm. The study concluded that the copolymer's NLO effect was higher than that of the corresponding homopolymer, attributing this to steric factors, and suggested that the new polymers show great promise for practical device applications. Key chemicals used in the process included various arylaldehydes, hippuric acid, acetic anhydride, anhydrous sodium acetate, and different methacrylic monomers such as methyl methacrylate (MMA), along with initiators like AIBN for polymerization.
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