Premium
Blue‐Emitting Polymers Based on 4‐Hydroxythiazoles Incorporated in a Methacrylate Backbone
Author(s) -
Menzel Roberto,
Breul Alexander,
Pietsch Christian,
Schäfer Johann,
Friebe Christian,
Täuscher Eric,
Weiß Dieter,
Dietzek Benjamin,
Popp Jürgen,
Beckert Rainer,
Schubert Ulrich S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201000752
Subject(s) - methacrylate , polymer chemistry , chromophore , monomer , polymer , methyl methacrylate , polymerization , materials science , photochemistry , raft , carbazole , spectroscopy , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
The synthesis of two new monomers based on 4‐hydroxythiazoles, with a non‐classical chromophore structure similar to the luciferin dye of glowworms, is presented. These dyes are functionalized with methacrylates and copolymerized with methyl methacrylate using a RAFT polymerization process. The obtained polymers reveal PDI values below 1.2 and are characterized by NMR spectroscopy, SEC including a diode‐array detector, UV‐vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. In addition, thin films of the polymers are prepared by spin‐coating and investigated regarding their optical properties.