Synthesis and chemical properties of dielectric polyphenylenes with nitro group |
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| Authors: | Masahiro Abe Masatoshi Tokita Junji Watanabe Yoshimasa Sakai Takakazu Yamamoto |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori‐ku, Yokohama 226‐8503, Japan;2. Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro‐ku, Tokyo 152‐8552, Japan;3. Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center, Inc., Aoba‐ku, Yokohama 227‐8502, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Polyphenylenes consisting of nitrophenylene and didodecyloxy‐p‐phenylene units have been synthesized by Pd‐catalyzed organometallic polycondensation. The polymers showed good solubility and had number–average molecular weights (Mn) of 13,000–37,000. Their spin‐coated films showed fairly high dielectric constants (ε) of 3.75–6.36. The polymers were electrochemically active with electrochemical reduction peaks in the range of ?1.72 to ?1.99 V versus Ag+/Ag in an acetonitrile solution of NEt4]BF4 (0.10M). The polymer composed of 2,3′‐dinitrobiphenyl and didodecyloxy‐p‐phenylene units showed thermotropic liquid crystalline phase at about 240°C. Cast films of the polymer had a birefringent phase at room temperature, suggesting self‐assembly of the polymer in the solid. XRD studies revealed that the polymers assumed an ordered structure assisted by aggregation of the long alkoxy side chains in the solid. The polymer main chain in the cast film is considered to be aligned parallel with respect to the surface of substrates. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009 |
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| Keywords: | polyaromatics liquid‐crystalline polymers orientation polycondensation |
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