Polymer Bulletin, Vol.67, No.2, 227-236, 2011
Synthesis and optical properties of pi-conjugated polymers composed of diester-substituted bithiophene and dibenzothiophene or carbazole
Novel pi-conjugated polymers composed of diester-subsituted bithiophene and dibenzothiophene (PDBT-DEBT) or N-alkyl carbazole (PCz-DEBT) were prepared via the Stille cross-coupling polymerization using Pd(0) catalyst. The structures of obtained polymers were confirmed by H-1 NMR and IR spectroscopies. Optical properties of the polymers were investigated by UV-vis and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The photoluminescence spectra of the polymers showed strong emission peaks in the green region.