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Synthesis of novel highly stable nonlinear optical chromophores

Xiaoming Wu, Alex K Y Jen

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Abstract

The reaction of TCNE with electron-rich aryl acetylenes provides a very convenient synthetic method for the preparation of highly stable tetracyanobutadiene (TCBD)-containing chromophores. The stability of chromophores is strongly dependent on the substituent at the TCBD. The diaryl substituted TCBD's exhibit greater chemical stability than the tricyanovinyl and the alkyl-TCBD substituted chromophores. As a result of their excellent chemical stability, these diaryl-substituted TCBD chromophores can be functionalized very easily and be incorporated onto a polymer backbone to make a NLO side-chain polymers.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1091-1092
JournalAmerican Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Aug 1998
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1997 Boston Meeting - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: 23 Aug 199827 Aug 1998

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