Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure relates to anodically coloring organic electrochromic materials as discrete chromophores. The chromophores are UV absorbing in the neutral state and upon oxidation form vibrantly absorbing, colored radical cation and dication species. In an aspect, the disclosed materials include UV absorbing discrete chromophores based on a 2-thiomethyl-dioxythiophene coupled to a triphenylamine or carbazole unit. In another aspect, consideration of steric effects and tuning substituent pattern can lead to new cation radicals that are highly saturated in the colored state and have increased color vibrancy. The chromophores and materials containing the same can be used in electrochromic color-to-clear switching devices including, but not limited to, windows, displays, signs, goggles, glasses, and the like.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to yellow/orange-to-transmissive conjugated polymers, a method to prepare the yellow/orange conjugated polymers, and an electrochromic and/or electroluminescent device comprising the neutral state yellow/orange conjugated polymers as one of a plurality of primary subtractive colored conjugated polymers. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers show enhanced redox stability and can have a (D2Arz)n structure with a dioxyheterocycle repeating unit or a (DArz)n structure with a dioxythiophene monomer that has at least one substituted carbon ? to an oxygen of the monomer; and where the one to three Ar groups have at least one carbon ? to the carbon attached to a D unit substituted that has at least 5 atoms in the substituent. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers show enhanced redox stability. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers are prepared by cross-condensation reactions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to yellow/orange-to-transmissive conjugated polymers, a method to prepare the yellow/orange conjugated polymers, and an electrochromic and/or electroluminescent device comprising the neutral state yellow/orange conjugated polymers as one of a plurality of primary subtractive colored conjugated polymers. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers show enhanced redox stability and can have a (D2Arz)n structure with a dioxyheterocycle repeating unit or a (DArz)n structure with a dioxythiophene monomer that has at least one substituted carbon ? to an oxygen of the monomer; and where the one to three Ar groups have at least one carbon ? to the carbon attached to a D unit substituted that has at least 5 atoms in the substituent. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers show enhanced redox stability. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers are prepared by cross-condensation reactions.