Abstract
A novel oligosiloxane containing alternative ladderlike structure involving viologen groups has been prepared via donor-acceptor interaction-assisted template polymerization. The monomer used as the electron-donor component, N,N′-bis(3-methyldimethoxyl-silylpropyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium dihexafluorophosphate and its precursor, N,N′-bis(3-methyldimethoxyl-silylpropyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium dibromide were first synthesized successfully in high yield. This oligosiloxane, which displays interesting electrochromic properties, has been characterized by FTIR, UV-vis, 1HNMR, 29SiNMR, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and vapour pressure osmometry (VPO).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 643-650 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Polymer International |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2001 Society of Chemical Industry.
Keywords
- Charge-transfer interaction
- Oligosiloxane
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry