Photochromic Copolymers Containing Bisthienylethene Units
Sheng Wang
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaochuan Li
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorBingzhi Chen
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorQianfu Luo
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
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He Tian
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China. Fax: +86-21-64252288Search for more papers by this authorSheng Wang
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaochuan Li
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorBingzhi Chen
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorQianfu Luo
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
He Tian
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China
Lab for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237 P. R. China. Fax: +86-21-64252288Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Summary: Two simple yet effective strategies (Wittig condensation reaction and radical polymerization) for the synthesis of photochromic copolymers containing bisthienylethene units are presented. A new family of photochromic copolymer containing bisthienylethene and fluorophores units in the main chains was synthesized by Wittig condensation reaction. Another novel photochromic copolymer with multi-component photochromic pendent groups was prepared by radical polymerization. Photochromism of the copolymers was investigated in solid film and in solution.
Photochromic copolymers containing bisthienylethene units.
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