1392008-34-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Oxadiazole containing poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s: Synthesis and characterization
Li, Pengfei,Wen, Shanpeng,Cheng, Weidong,Zhang, Jibo,Yao, Shiyu,Xu, Bin,Tian, Wenjing
, p. 1626 - 1633 (2012)
A series of poly(p-phenylenevinylene) based polymers (MEH-OXD-PPVs) functionalized with Y-shaped double 1,3,4-oxadiazole-containing side chains were synthesized through a modified Gilch reaction. They are all soluble in common organic solvents such as chloroform, tetrahydronfuran and 1,1,2,2- tetrachloroethane. The chemical structures of MEH-OXD-PPVs were determined by 1H NMR, GPC and elemental analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis shows that they have good thermal stability with the decomposition temperature ranging from 312°C to 326°C. The absorption and fluorescence emission maxima of the polymers exhibit an appreciable blue-shift with the increase of oxadiazole-containing moieties. Electrochemical investigation shows that the HOMO energy levels of the polymers vary regularly with the change of content of oxadiazole-containing moieties. Additionally, by introducing more OXD-PV unit during copolymerization, the PL quantum efficiencies of the polymers are significantly enhanced compared to that of MEH-PPV. The successful manipulation of optical and electronic properties of the MEH-OXD-PPVs indicates an effective concept for developing PPV-based functional materials with tunable optoelectronic properties by changing the amount of electron-withdrawing oxadiazole-containing moieties.
