Anthanthrene as a large PAH building block for the synthesis of conjugated polymers

Abstract

Six anthanthrene-based conjugated polymers with either electron-rich or electron-poor units were synthesized and characterized. All polymers exhibit optical absorption in the visible region owing to their extended conjugation. Experimental data and computational results indicate that the comonomer attached to the anthanthrene unit has only little effect on the electronic properties of the polymers.