Polyphenyleneethynylenes

本研究的重点是聚对苯乙炔（PPE）的合成与表征。 无环二炔复分解将提供PPE，作为材料或光子器件的感兴趣的共轭刚性棒聚合物。 这些聚合物将在基本的光学、超分子和相性质方面进行仔细研究，以获得关于刚性棒状聚合物链之间相互作用以及这些相互作用对宏观性质的影响的知识。有了这个新奖项，有机和大分子化学计划将支持Uwe H. F.南卡罗来纳州大学化学系的邦兹说。 Bunz教授的工作重点是开发用于合成和表征共轭有机聚合物的方法，称为聚对苯乙炔（PPE）。 这些聚合物具有潜在的光子器件的建设，可能是技术上的重要性。

The focus of this research will be the synthesis and characterization of polypara(phenyleneethynylenes) (PPE). Acyclic diyne metathesis will afford PPEs, conjugated rigid rod polymers of interest as materials or photonic devices. The polymers will be scrutinized with regard to fundamental optical, supramolecular and phase properties, to gain knowledge about interactions between the rigid rod polymer chains and the influence of these interactions on macroscopic properties.With this new award, the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program is supporting the research of Dr. Uwe H. F. Bunz of the Department of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina. Professor Bunz will focus his work on developing methods for the synthesis and characterization of conjugated organic polymers known as polypara(phenyleneethynylenes) (PPE). These polymers have potential for the construction of photonic devices that may be of technological importance.