title: Photoinduced Gilch Polymerization: A Basically New Access to Poly(p-phenylene vinylenes) (PPVs) of Exciting Constitutional Homogeneity.
abstract: A novel procedure has been developed for the Gilch reaction leading to poly(p-phenylene vinylenes) (PPVs). In the first step, selective activation of the starting material is achieved at low temperature. Subsequently, controlled chain growth is induced by lighting the α-halo-p-quinodimethane monomer. In contrast to the thermal Gilch polymerization, the photoinduced process allows adjusting crucial parameters such as intensity and energy of light. The progress of PPV formation can be followed visually or by in situ UV-vis spectroscopy. If the polymers are formed under appropriate conditions, they show very high molar masses, polydispersities in the common range, and higher constitutional homogeneity than thermally grown PPVs.
authors.affiliation: Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4, D-64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuch
authors.affiliation: Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4, D-64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vilbrandt
authors.affiliation: Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4, D-64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rehahn
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010777:Photochemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011145:Polyvinyls
keywords: Gilch synthesis; conjugated polymers; light-emitting diodes; photopolymerization; poly(phenylene vinylenes)