Poly(9-undecyl-9-methyl-fluorene) and poly(9-pentadecyl-9-methyl-fluorene): Synthesis, solution structure, and effect of side chain asymmetry on aggregation behavior


Knaapila M., Stewart B., Garamus V. M., Luisa Ramos M., Cruz P. F., Brito R. M. M., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS, cilt.57, sa.13, ss.826-837, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/polb.24838
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.826-837
  • İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report on solution aggregates and backbone conformation of poly(9-undecyl-9-methyl-fluorene) (PF1-11) and poly(9-pentadecyl-9-methyl-fluorene) (PF1-15), having two different side chains compared with poly(9,9-dihexylfluorene) (PF6) and poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PF8) with two identical side chains. In the poor solvent methylcyclohexane (MCH), X-ray scattering indicates that PF1-11 and PF1-15 appear as three-dimensional aggregates (5-10 nm wide and thick), forming ribbon-like agglomerates (correlation lengths of 100 nm). PF6 and PF8 appear as two-dimensional aggregates (>10 nm wide and 2-3 nm thick) involving ribbon-like agglomerates (correlation lengths much greater than 100 nm). Upon heating, all aggregates undergo a gel-sol transition which occurs at lower temperatures for PF1-11 and PF1-15 (<60 degrees C) than for PF6 and PF8 (>80 degrees C). In the good solvent toluene, PF1-11 and PF1-15 form networks of cylindrical particles. The mesh size and the cylinder radius are smaller in 24 degrees C toluene (60 nm, 0.5 nm) than in 60 degrees C MCH (300 nm, 1-2 nm). Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra in toluene-d(8) together with density functional theory calculations suggest higher torsion angles between polymer repeat units for PF6, PF8, and PF1-11 (less planar conformation) and a gauche arrangement of the dihedral angles between the bridge carbon atom and the side chain methylene groups in PF1-15. (c) 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019, 57, 826-837