Enhancing the emission of hexa- peri -hexabenzocoronene-containing polynorbornene via electron donating, unsymmetric constitution and solvent effects

Chou Yi Tsai, Qiang Zhang, Yi Ze Wang, Jocelyn Shyong, Hsin Lung Chen, Der Jang Liaw*

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Abstract

The organo-soluble and extremely stable polynorbornene PHNB-HPB with a hexaphenylbenzene (HPB) moiety was prepared by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) followed by hydrogenation. The hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC)-containing PHNB-HBC, which is insoluble in commercial organic solvents, was prepared by the cyclodehydrogenation of PHNB-HPB. The glass transition temperature of PHNB-HPB was 205 °C. The temperatures required for a 10% weight loss (Td10) for PHNB-HPB and PHNB-HBC were 428 °C and 456 °C under a nitrogen flow, respectively. The PHNB-HBC exhibited an ordered self-assembly in the solid state. The exfoliation of PHNB-HBC aggregates was tested by ultrasonication in various solvents. The PHNB-HBC dispersion solutions showed an intensive emission of the 0-0 transition (465 nm) due to the lower D6h symmetrical structure and alkoxy substituents. Between different solvents, the dispersion in N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone (CHP) showed the highest individual metric and the strongest 0-0 transition (465 nm), indicating higher dispersibility.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3327-3332
Number of pages6
JournalPolymer Chemistry
Volume8
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

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