The thermal conversion of the tetrahydrothiophene‐precursor polymer to poly(p‐phenylene vinylene)
The thermal conversion of the tetrahydrothiophene‐precursor polymer to poly(p‐phenylene vinylene)
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DOI:
10.1002/(sici)1099-1581(199905)10:5
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发表时间:
1999-05
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
M. Herold;J. Gmeiner;M. Schwoerer
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作者:
M. Herold;J. Gmeiner;M. Schwoerer
This paper reports the thermal conversion of the tetrahydrothiophene (THT)-precursor to poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV). Detailed investigations of the conversion process show that the leaving groups THT and HCl do not eliminate simultaneously. Moderate temperatures (≤125 °C) are sufficient to eliminate the THT while a higher temperature of ≈150 °C is necessary for the leaving group HCl. Furthermore, the THT groups split off at two characteristic temperatures. Our investigations have shown that a consistent picture of the reaction mechanism can only be obtained if the configuration of the polymer chain is considered. For the total reaction of the THT-precursor to PPV a reaction mechanism is suggested that consists of at least four steps. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.