title: Practical synthesis of an amphiphilic, non-ionic poly(para-phenyleneethynylene) derivative with a remarkable quantum yield in water.
abstract: Aggregation of poly(para-phenyleneethynylene)s is efficiently suppressed by introduction of branched oligoethyleneglycol side chains rendering the polymer backbone, which is readily obtained using an A2 + BB' polycondensation protocol, soluble and highly emissive in aqueous environments.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie/Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Anzar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hecht
mesh_terms: D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004987:Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D049449:Luminescence; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000097:Acetonitriles; D000480:Alkynes; D004987:Ethers; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C436384:phenyleneethynylene; D014867:Water; C032159:acetonitrile