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A Simple and Efficient Protocol for the Catalytic Insertion Polymerization of Functional Norbornenes
Published on: February 27, 2017
TIPS-tetracene- and TIPS-pentacene-annulated poly(norbornadiene)s: synthesis and properties
Michael Porz1, Fabian Paulus, Stefan Höfle
1Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Abstract:
The synthesis of tetracene- and pentacene-annulated norbornadienes, formed through the Diels-Alder reaction of a dehydroacene with cyclopentadiene is reported. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) leads to polymers that are investigated with respect to their physical, optical, and electronic properties by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), UV-vis spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. The pentacene-containing polymer P1 is successfully integrated into an organic field-effect transistor (OFET); the tetracene-containing polymer P2 is integrated into an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).
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