Conjugated polyelectrolyte with pendant carboxylate groups: Synthesis, photophysics, and pH responses in the presence of surfactants

• Published in: Journal of polymer science. Part A, Polymer chemistry Vol. 47; no. 12; pp. 3056 - 3065
• Main Authors: Zhang, Tao, Fan, Hongliang, Zhou, Jianguang, Jin, Qinhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.06.2009

This article reports the synthesis, optical properties, and pH responses of a water-soluble poly(phenylene ethynylene) with pendant carboxylate groups. This conjugated polyelectrolyte, PPE-OBS, was prepared via a facile synthetic route, using 1,4-di(ethyl 4-oxy-butyrate)-2,5-diiodo-benzene as polyme...