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Synthesis And Characterization Of Segmented Fluorescent Conjugated Polymers Via Acyclic Diene Metathesis (Admet), Gagandeep Singh
Synthesis And Characterization Of Segmented Fluorescent Conjugated Polymers Via Acyclic Diene Metathesis (Admet), Gagandeep Singh
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This doctoral thesis is focused on the novel and facile synthesis and characterization of segmented conjugated polymers featuring various electro-optically active segments, with or without heteroatom linkages. The polymers were synthesized, via acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) using ruthenium-based Grubbs-type catalysts. All products are soluble, and have a well-defined all-trans microstructure without defects. Some of the polymers were also synthesized via Suzuki polycondensation for comparison purposes. All monomers utilized were designed and synthesized in the laboratory.
Segmented conjugated polymers have received a great deal of attention in organic electronics, such as organic light emitting-diodes, organic field-effect transistors and organic solar …