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Synthesis of main-chain-type triphenylarsine polymers

Polymer Journal volume 55, pages 555–563 (2023)Cite this article

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Increasing attention has been given to arsenic-containing π-conjugated polymers. Herein, π-conjugated polymers with triphenylarsine (AsPh3) units in the main chains were synthesized from bis(p-bromophenyl)phenylarsine by Suzuki-Miyaura polycondensation. Compared with the model compounds, it was revealed that the conjugation length was expanded through the main chain. This is the first study on the synthesis and optical properties of main-chain-type AsPh3 polymers.

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This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI, Grant Number 20H02812 (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)), and the Ogasawara Foundation for the Promotion of Science & Engineering to HI.

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    Hyota Kihara, Hiroaki Imoto & Kensuke Naka

  2. Materials Innovation Lab, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Goshokaido-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan

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Kihara, H., Imoto, H. & Naka, K. Synthesis of main-chain-type triphenylarsine polymers. Polym J 55, 555–563 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-022-00653-9

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