title: Soluble conjugated one-dimensional nanowires prepared by topochemical polymerization of a butadiynes-containing star-shaped molecule in the xerogel state.
abstract: A star-shaped molecule with three butadiyne moieties attached to a central phenyl core was self-assembled via organogel formation in different solvents and subjected to UV irradiation in its xerogels form to give a soluble conjugated 1D nanowire made of three connected polydiacetylene (PDA) chains. The resulting polymer has a slightly lower optical band gap than its linear counterpart and presents no chromism property, indicative of the rigid nature of the polymer thus obtained.
authors: Département de Chimie and Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA), Université Laval, Québec, Qc, Canada.
authors: Jules Roméo
authors: JR
authors: Néabo
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Rondeau-Gagné
authors: Cécile
authors: C
authors: Vigier-Carrière
authors: Jean-François
authors: JF
authors: Morin