ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
[60]fullerene
;
polyamide
;
conjugation
;
cyclopropane ring
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A novel series of polyamides having [60]fullerene moieties in the main chain were synthesized by a direct polycondensation of [60]fullerenobis(acetic acid) or [60]fullerenobis(acetic acid)/isophthalic acid mixture with a diamine in the presence of triphenyl phosphite and pyridine. Various properties of the polyamides were characterized by means of IR, GPC, TGA, DSC, UV-visible, and photoluminescence. The molecular weight Mw of the [60]fullerene-containing polyamides was observed in the range from about 300,000 to 3,000; upon the changing of the ratio of [60]fullerenobis(acetic acid)/isophthalic acid in the starting mixture, the resulting Mw decreased with increasing the ratio. Most of the thermal and optical properties gradually changed as the ratio changed; the major optical absorption band in visible range exhibited a significant tailing, which shifted toward a longer wavelength, while the photoluminescence spectrum red-shifted with increasing [60]fullerene content. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 3139-3146, 1998
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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