New Processable Conducting Polymers: Self-Doped N-Type Conducting Polymers Through Side-Group Anion Charge Delocalization

9361656 Pei人们越来越有兴趣将导电聚合物商业化，作为新的导电材料，最近还用作发光二极管的有源层，这使得人们非常希望新的可加工导电聚合物。我们合成了一种新型的水溶性自掺杂导电聚合物聚(2-羟基对苯基钠盐)(II)。这种聚合物中的电荷有望从侧基氧阴离子离域到共轭聚合物主链中，从而得到一种不掺杂的本征导电聚合物。这将是第一个可加工和可处理的n型导电聚合物的例子。预计这种聚合物将显示出强烈的荧光，与其本征导电性相结合，将导致发光二极管的高电致发光量子效率。

9361656 Pei There is growing interest in commercializing conducting polymers as new conductive materials and very recently for use as the active layer in light-emitting diodes, making new processable conducting polymers highly desirable. We propose the synthesis of a novel water-soluble and self-dopable conducting polymer poly (2-hydroxparaphenylene, sodium salt) (II). Charge delocalization in this polymer from the side-group oxygen anion into the conjugated polymer main chain is expected to occur, leading to an intrinsically conductive polymer without doping. This will be the first example of processable and tractable n-type conducting polymers. It is expected that this polymer will show strong fluorescence which, combined with its intrinsic conductivity, will lead to a high electoluminescent quantum-efficiency for light-emitting diodes.