Controlled Synthesis of Fully π-Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Block Copolymers Using a Ni(II) Diimine Catalyst

Colin R Bridges; Han Yan; Adam A Pollit; Dwight S Seferos

doi:10.1021/mz500314p

Controlled Synthesis of Fully π-Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Block Copolymers Using a Ni(II) Diimine Catalyst

ACS Macro Lett. 2014 Jul 15;3(7):671-674. doi: 10.1021/mz500314p. Epub 2014 Jun 25.

Authors

Colin R Bridges¹, Han Yan¹, Adam A Pollit¹, Dwight S Seferos¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada.

PMID: 35590766
DOI: 10.1021/mz500314p

Abstract

We use a Ni(II) diimine catalyst to prepare the first examples of the controlled synthesis of electron-rich/electron-deficient all-conjugated diblock copolymers. These catalysts are able to control polymerizations of both electron-rich and electron-deficient monomers, which we attribute to strong association to both monomer types. Block copolymers are prepared by controlled chain extension, and their structure is verified by gel permeation chromatography, ¹H NMR, electrochemistry, calorimetry, and atomic force microscopy.