Synthesis and solid-state polymerization properties of symmetrical and unsymmetrical diacetylene derivatives containing a 'polymerogenic'side group

M Bertault, J Canceill, A Collet, L Toupet

Index: Bertault, Marcel; Canceill, Josette; Collet, Andre; Toupet, Loic Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1988 , # 3 p. 163 - 166

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Abstract

The topochemical polymerization of certain crystalline diacetylenes R-CzC-CzC-R', such as the PTS ester (la) (PTS = p-toluenesulphonic acid) and analogous compounds, yields crystalline materials containing oriented conjugated polymer chains;' systems of this type are potentially useful for the design of linear and non-linear optical devices.2 However, as was recently reported,Zc the reaction being strictly controlled by the monomer packing, it is generally ...