title: A fluorescent E-poly(p-phenylenephosphaalkene) prepared by a phospha-Wittig reaction.
abstract: A soluble (E)-poly(p-phenylenephosphaalkene) having sterically encumbering ligands has been prepared by a phospha-Wittig reaction. This material exhibits a bathochromic shift with respect to E-PPV and with respect to representative model oligomers. We also report the first fluorescence study of a poly(p-phenylenephosphaalkene) and find that this material exhibits fluorescence, though with modest intensity relative to similarly sized carbon-based analogues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7078, USA.
authors.forename: Rhett C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Xufang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Protasiewicz