One-Pot Synthesis of All-Conjugated Block-Like Bisthiophene-Naphthalenediimide/Fluorene Copolymer

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Beitragende

  • Roman Tkachov - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Hartmut Komber - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Sebastian Rauch - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Albena Lederer - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Ulrich Oertel - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Liane Haeussler - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Professur für Organische Chemie der Polymere (gB/IPF) (MTC3), Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Anton Kiriy - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

A copolymerization of electron-rich and electron-deficient monomers via the chain-growth catalyst-transfer polycondensation route is highly challenging and has never been accomplished thus far, to the best of our knowledge. Herein, we report a simple method to copolymerize two monomers of a significantly different nature: anion-radical naphthalene diimide dithiophene-based and zinc-organic AB-type fluorenic ones. We found that the copolymerization proceeds rapidly in the presence of Pd catalyst having the bulky and electron-rich tri-tert-butylphosphine ligand. Despite the fact that the two monomers are simultaneously added to the copolymerization (batch polymerization), the polymerization leads to a gradient or even block-like copolymer rather than to a random copolymer or to a mixture of homopolymers, as evident from NMR, GPC, AFM, and fluorescence quenching experiments. The block-like copolymer is formed because the fluorenic monomer polymerizes much faster, yet because the resulting PF2/6 homopolymer is able to initiate polymerization of the second monomer, presumably acting as macroinitiator. Although the investigated copolymerization does not involve a living propagation mechanism and the resulting product is not a well-defined block copolymer, this result is an important step toward a general protocol for preparation of all-conjugated donor acceptor block copolymers for optoelectronic applications.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)4994-5001
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftMacromolecules
Jahrgang47
Ausgabenummer15
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 12 Aug. 2014
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 84905906750
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607923

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Catalyst-transfer polycondensation, Chain-growth polymerization, Field-effect transistors, N-type, Solar-cells, Diblock copolymers, Electron-transport, Poly(3-hexylthiophene), Performance, Polymers