Abstract: A method for making an organic conjugated monomer, oligomer, polymer or small molecule includes reacting a silyl substituted pi-system compound with a highly fluorinated pi-system compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel conjugated polymers comprising spirobifluorene units and their use in optoelectronic devices, preferably in, for example, displays based on polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.

Abstract: Improved sulfonated polyphenylene compositions, improved polymer electrolyte membranes and nanocomposites formed there from for use in fuel cells are described herein. The improved compositions, membranes and nanocomposites formed there from overcome limitations of Nafion® membranes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of preparing linear polymers such as polyalkylene oxides containing a terminal amine in high purity. One preferred method includes reacting a polyalkylene oxide such as polyethylene glycol containing a terminal azide with a phosphine-based reducing agent such as triphenylphosphine or an alkali metal borohydride reducing agent such as sodium borohydride in a solvent to reflux. The resultant polymer-amines are of sufficient purity so that expensive and time consuming purification steps required for pharmaceutical grade polymers are avoided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polymers which comprise spirobifluorene and fluorine units of the formulae (I) and (II) and may further comprise additional structural elements which may have charge transport properties, hole transport properties and/or electron transport properties. Such materials display a significantly improved property profile in electronic components, particularly when used in a PLED, in particular as electroluminescence material, in organic integrated circuits (O-ICs), organic field effect transistors (OFETs), organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), organic solar cells (O-SCs) or organic laser diodes (O lasers).

Abstract: A compound for organic electroluminescence includes a polymer molecule having molecules shown in Formulae 1 to 5 as constituent units: wherein R is an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an alkylaryl group, wherein R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an alkylaryl group.

Abstract: A compound for organic EL includes a polymer molecule having molecules shown in the following Formulae 1 to 5 as constituent units where R is an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an alkylaryl group, where R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an alkylaryl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a controllable crosslinking polyaryletherketone with improved properties such as stiffness, heat resistance, and stability as shown by any one of the following structures:

Abstract: A thermoprocessable polymeric composition formed by ethylene/chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymers containing from 0.5 to 20% by moles of ethylene, optionally in combination with the chlorotrifluoroethylene homopolymer, wherein the composition contains in total from 90 to 99.5% by moles of chlorotrifluoroethylene and from 0.5-10% by moles of ethylene; said polymeric composition having a second melting temperature (TmII) higher than 185° C., preferably higher than 200° C.

Abstract: A new family of high temperature thermoset resins having high glass transition temperatures and enhanced hygrothermal stability that are synthesized using inexpensive starting materials in essentially a single step process. A trifunctional aromatic, wherein at least one of the three functional groups comprises a halogen and the balance thereof comprises OH groups and wherein said aromatic has electron withdrawing properties, is polymerized using an excess of a diol.

Abstract: Provided are an electroluminescent polymer including repeating units of Formula (1) below and repeating units of Formula (2) below and an organic electroluminescent device including an organic layer having the electroluminescent polymer, wherein the organic electroluminescent device has high luminance, high efficiency, and high color purity: where Ar, X, Y, and R are the same as described in the detailed description of the invention and the claims.

Abstract: A polymeric fluorescent substance showing fluorescence in the solid state, having a polystyrene reduced number-average molecular weight of 103 to 108, and comprising one or more repeating units of formula (1) and one or more repeating units of formula (2) which is different from formula (1), exhibits strong fluorescence and/or excellent charge transporting property, and a high performance polymer LED which can be driven at low voltage and high efficiency is obtained.

Abstract: Dibenzodiazocine polymers, methods for producing dibenzodiazocine polymers, products formed from dibenzodiazocine polymers, and uses for such dibenzodiazocine polymers are provided.

Abstract: A process for producing polyarylene sulfide includes: steps of reacting an aromatic dihalide compound and an alkaline metal compound in a polar organic solvent for polymerization under heating and cooling a system including the reaction mixture to recover particulate polyarylene sulfide (PAS). The system after the reaction is gradually cooled at an average cooling speed of 0.2 to 1.0 deg. C./min. selectively in a temperature range of from 1 deg. C. below to 1 deg. C. above a maximum system-viscosity temperature. As a result, the process can be operated at a relatively short polymerization cycle and yet provides the product PAS particles with a high and stable bulk density as to exhibit good processability in the transportation and storage, and excellent transportability in a hopper or a screw of an extruder or a molding machine.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer compound having a polystyrene reduced number average molecular weight of 103-108, and comprising a repeating unit represented by the below formula (1-1) or (1-2), wherein Ring A, Ring B, Ring C, or Ring D each independently represent an aromatic ring, and X represents S or O. The compound is usable as a light-emitting material, a charge transporting material, etc.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to perfluoroalkylated fluorene polymers. It further relates to a process for preparing the polymers and devices that are made with the polymers.

Abstract: A process for preparing high molecular weight polymers or copolymers by Suzuki coupling. The catalyst used in the process comprises a source of palladium and a source of a phosphine characterized in that at least one substituent on the phosphine is an ortho substituted aryl group. The process is suitable for the preparation of polymers for use in electronic and optoelectronic applications.

Abstract: A thienylene-arylene polymer comprised of a repeating segment containing at least one 2,5-thienylene unit selected from (I) and (II), and from about one to about three arylene units selected from (IIIa), (IIIb), and/or (IIIc) wherein R is an alkyl or an alkoxy; R? is halogen, alkyl, or alkoxy, and a and b represent the number of Rs.

Abstract: The energy levels (HOMO, LUMO) of the conjugated polymer are tuned independently, so that an energy match on both sides of the device can be accomplished while keeping the emission color in the blue region. Such polymers can be formed by polymerization of a mixture of monomers. The mixture of the monomers contains at least one monomer having an electron-deficient group sandwiched by two aromatic hydrocarbon groups (“Monomer (I)”) and at least one hole transporting (“HT”) monomer. The mixture of monomers may also contain a solubility enhancement (“SE”) monomer and/or a Branching Monomer. Such polymers can be used in fabricating light emitting diodes to achieve some of the best device performance to date including high efficiency and blue color purity.

Abstract: Generally, and in one form, the present invention is a composition of light-emitting block copolymer. In another form, the present invention is a process producing a light-emitting block copolymers that intends polymerizing a first di(halo-methyl) aromatic monomer compound in the presence of an anionic initiator and a base to form a polymer and contacting a second di(halo-methyl) aromatic monomer compound with the polymer to form a homopolymer or block copolymer wherein the block copolymer is a diblock, triblock, or star polymer. In yet another form, the present invention is an electroluminescent device comprising a light-emitting block copolymer, wherein the electroluminescent device is to be used in the manufacturing of optical and electrical devices.

Abstract: A polymer for use in an optical device comprising one or more regions, where each region comprises (i) a first structural unit having general formula I: where m=1 or 2 and which contains at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, and heteroaryloxy groups, each of which may be further substituted; and (ii) a second structural unit Ar selected from the group consisting of heteroaryl, triarylamine and 2,7-fluorenyl; such that where m=1 each region comprises a unit having general formula II: first structural unit—Ar??(II) wherein, the substituent has a molecular weight of less than 300.

Abstract: Novel pentaphenylenes having the following general formula are described; These polymers generally exhibit blue electroluminescence and are useful in electronic devices.

Abstract: Novel pentaphenylene copolymers which are useful in electronic devices are described.

Abstract: This invention provides a new electroluminescent conjugated polymers grafted with highly efficient phosphorescent organometallic complexes (such as iridium, platinum, osmium, rubidium, etc.) and charge transport moieties (such as oxadiazole, thiadiazole, triazole, pyridine, pyrimidine, substituted or non-substituted tertiary arylamines, substituted or non-substituted quarternary arylammonium salts, substituted or non-substituted tertiary heterocyclic aromatic amines, substituted or non-substituted quarternary heterocyclic aromatic ammonium, etc.). The emissive polymers (fully conjugated or limited conjugating length) covering the full visible range can be prepared. The polymeric light emitting diodes with these materials can be used as indicators, light source and display for cellular phones, digital camera, pager, portable computer, personal data acquisition (PDA), watch, hand-held videogame, billboard, etc.

Abstract: A polymer comprising structural units of the formula I has a number average molecular weight of less than 300.103 g/mole and a weight average molecular weight of less than 500.103 g/mole. A preferred example is a polyphenylene-vinylene. A composition of this polymer can be deposited on a substrate by means of inkjet printing excellently.

Abstract: Described herein is a production method of sulfonated polyarylene that is safe and enables easy control of the amount and position of sulfonic groups introduced in the polymer. The sulfonated polyarylene is also disclosed. The invention further provides a polyarylene and an aromatic sulfonate derivative that are suitably employed in the above production method. Also provided are a macromolecular solid electrolyte that comprises the sulfonated polyarylene, and a proton conductive membrane. The aromatic sulfonate derivative has the following formula (1): wherein X is a halogen atom other than fluorine, a —OSO3CH3 group or a —OSO3CF3 group; Y is a divalent organic group; A is —(CH2)m— or —(CF2)m— (wherein m is an integer of 1 to 10); and R is a C4-20 hydrocarbon group. The production method of sulfonated polyarylene comprises coupling polymerization of an aromatic compound that includes at least the aromatic sulfonate derivative of the formula (1) and hydrolysis of the resultant polyarylene.

Abstract: A process for preparing a conjugated polymer, which comprises polymerizing in a reaction mixture (a) an aromatic monomer having at least two boron derivative functional groups selected from the group consisting of boronic acid groups, boronic ester groups, and borane groups, and an aromatic monomer having at least two reactive halide functional groups, or (b) an aromatic monomer having one reactive halide functional group and one boron derivative functional group selected from the group consisting of boronic acid groups, boronic ester groups, and borane groups, an amount of a catalyst suitable for catalyzing the polymerization of the aromatic monomers, and a base in an amount sufficient to convert the boron derivative functional groups into boron anionic groups, characterized in that the reaction mixture further comprises a first solvent and a second solvent with which said first solvent is substantially immiscible and an emulsifier in an amount sufficient to form an emulsion of the reaction mixture.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to perfluoroalkylated fluorene polymers. It further relates to a process for preparing the polymers and devices that are made with the polymers.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to copolymers of fluorene. It further relates to devices that are made with the copolymers.

Abstract: A 2,6-dimethylphenol composition having an m-cresol content of from 15 to 700 ppm on a weight basis has effects of drastically improving polymerization activity and particularly, improving the color tone of polyphenylene ethers. Therefore, the composition makes it possible to provide a preparation process having improved productivity, and at the same time, provide polyphenylene ethers having good quality.

Abstract: Provided is a conjugated poly(1,4-arylene vinylene) compound comprising an arylene unit having adjacent substituents, said substituents being oriented such as to affect the electronic structure of the compound sufficiently to cause a blue-shift in the photoluminescence and/or electroluminescence of the compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) thermosetting component comprising (1) optionally monomer of Formula I as set forth below and (2) at least one oligomer or polymer of Formula II set forth below where E is a cage compound (defined below); each Q is the same or different and selected from aryl, branched aryl, and substituted aryl wherein the substituents include hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, aryl ether, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyaryl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, hydroxyl, or carboxyl; G is aryl or substituted aryl where substituents include halogen and alkyl; h is from 0 to 10; i is from 0 to 10; j is from 0 to 10; and w is 0 or 1; (b) adhesion promoter comprising compound having at least bifunctionality wherein the bifunctionality may be the same or different and the first functionality is capable of interacting with the thermosetting component (a) and the second functionality is capable of interacting with a substrate whe

Abstract: Polymeric compositions are provided comprising a first plurality of first monomeric units comprising an aromatic group with at least one substituent selected from alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkynyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and amino, and a second plurality of second multi-functional monomeric units, wherein each multi-functional monomeric unit is capable of forming a branching point in the polymeric composition, thereby resulting in a branched material. Invention compositions therefore have an altered morphology relative to similar non-branched materials. When used to form an EL layer within an EL device, this altered morphology results in EL layers with improved efficiency, which in turn results in more efficient EL devices.

Abstract: A process for preparing a fluorinated poly(arylene ether) comprising the repeating unit: wherein n provides a molecular weight up to about 30,000 to 100,000, X represents one of following groups: none, ketone, sulfone, sulfide, ether, hexafluoroisopropylidene, ??-perfluoroalkylene, oxadiazole, and Y is 4,4?-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)-diphenyl, 4,4?-isopropylidene diphenyl, 3,3?-isopropylidene diphenyl, phenyl, or chlorinated phenol which process comprises reacting a bis(pentafluorophenyl) compound and a bisphenol or hydroquinone in the presence of a dehydrating agent and a polar aprotic solvent is disclosed. Polymers resulting from the process show good promise as new passive optic polymer waveguide materials.

Abstract: The present invention describes poly(arylenevinylenes) comprising poly(arylphenylenevinylene) units whose phenylene unit bears a further aryl substituent in the para or meta position relative to the first aryl radical (formula (I)), as a result of which the operating life in EL elements can be increased and high EL efficiencies can be maintained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polythiophenes comprised of unit structures of the general formula 1: where R1 and R2 independently represent hydrogen or a C1˜C4 alkyl group, or together represent an optionally substituted C1˜C4 alkylene group, preferably an optionally alkyl-substituted methylene group, an optionally C1˜C4 alkyl- or phenyl-substituted 1,2-ethylene group, a 1,3-propylene group or a 1,2-cyclohexylene group. More specifically, the process according to the present invention is characterized by the fact that it is performed by cationic polymerization from 2,5-dihalothiophene in the presence of an acid catalyst, such as Lewis acid, protic acid, oxygen acid, or polymeric acid. The conductivity of the resulting polythiophene is 255 S/cm under optimal conditions.

Abstract: A thiophene compound represented by formula (I): wherein A represents a C1-5-alkylene bridge substituted with at least one fluorine atom and/or at least one alkyl group substituted with a fluorine-containing-group; polymers containing monomeric units of a thiophene compound represented by formula (I); a process for preparing polymers containing monomeric units of a thiophene compound represented by formula (I), optionally chemically or electrochemically; and solutions, dispersions, pastes and layers containing such polymers.

Abstract: A method for making a polymer or oligomer comprising the steps of making a first monomer comprising a substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic group by providing an aromatic or heteroaromatic group substituted with first and second director groups, performing metalisation at a first position on the aromatic or heteroaromatic group, performing electrophilic substitution so as to provide a first substituent group at the first position, and contacting in a reaction mixture the first monomer with at least two further monomers that independently are the same or different from the first monomer under conditions so as to form a polymer or oligomer, wherein the nature and positions of the first and second director groups regioselect the first position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) thermosetling component comprising (1) optionally at least one monomer of Formula I as sel forth below and (2) at least one oligomer or polymer of Formula II set forth below where E is a cage compound (defined below); each Q is the same or different and selected from hydrogen, aryl, branched aryl, and substituted aryl wherein the substituents include hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, aryl ether, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyaryl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, hydroxyl, or carboxyl; Gw is aryl or substituted aryl where substituents include halogen and alkyl; h is from 0 to 10; i is from 0 to 10; j is from 0 to 10; and w is 0 or 1; adhesion promoter comprising compound having least bifunctionality wherein the bifunctionality may be the same or different and the first functionality is capable of interacting with the thermosetting component (a) and the second functionality is capable of interacting with

Abstract: A polymer including a region having a conjugated backbone capable of transporting negative charge carriers, which region includes a plurality of repeat units each including a core group which includes an [Ar?] group substituted with at least one pendant group X and the [Ar?] groups form at least a part of the backbone, wherein each Ar? includes an aromatic or heteroaromatic group and each X includes NAr2 in which each Ar is the same or different and independently includes a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic group and N is conjugated with the backbone.

Abstract: A blue electroluminescent polymer includes a phenoxazine unit in its polyarylene backbone, and a high-luminance, high-efficiency, stable-performance organic electroluminescent device has an organic layer that includes the blue electroluminescent polymer.

Abstract: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance containing specific proportion of a repeating unit comprising 2 to 5 arylene groups or heterocyclic compound groups. The polymeric fluorescent substance has strong fluorescence, and can be suitably used as a polymer for high performance polymer LED and a dye for laser.

Abstract: A polythiophene comprising, for example, a repeating segment of the formula wherein R? is CF3, alkoxy, or alkyl; and y and z represent the number of repeating segments.

Abstract: The invention relates to the preparation of aryl-aryl coupled compounds and materials. These materials play an important role in industry, for example as liquid crystals, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, to mention just a few application areas. These compounds, in particular, are also of major importance especially in the high-growth area of organic semi-conductors (for example, applications in organic or polymeric light-emitting diodes, organic solar cells, organic ICs).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous method to prepare encapsulated cyclopropenes, a method to purify cyclopropene gas, and a method to prepare an ?-cyclodextrin/cyclopropene complex.

Abstract: A polymer containing in the backbone a 9-oxo-9-phosphafluorene-2,7-diyl skeleton or a combination of the skeleton with a vinylene skeleton or arylene skeleton. The polymer is utilizable as, e.g., a component of a luminescent element or electrochromic element. The polymer is obtained by subjecting a 2,7-dihalo-9-oxo-9-phosphafluorene to polycondensation with dehalogenation, or to reaction with arylenebisboronic acid and polycondensation, or to polycondensation with an olefin.

Abstract: A polymer compound which is a polyphenylene co-condensation polymer consisting substantially of paraphenylene group and metaphenylene group and improved in forming ability and functions, wherein the ratio of metaphenylene group is in the range of 60 to 95%.

Abstract: A copolymer has a polystyrene reduced number average molecular weight of 103-108, and includes repeating units represented by formulas (1), (2), and (3), ?—Ar1—??(3) The copolymer has an excellent solubility in an organic solvent, and a high glass transition temperature in good valance. Further, a polymer LED has high performance, such as low-voltage driving and high luminance.

Abstract: A composition comprising a polymer comprising a repeat unit of Formula I: wherein R1 is independently in each occurrence H, C1-40 hydrocarbyl or C3-40 hydrocarbyl containing one or more S, N, O, P or Si atoms, or both of R1 together with the 9-carbon on the fluorene, may form a C5-20 ring structure which may contain one or more S, N, or O atoms; R2 is independently in each occurrence C1-20 hydrocarbyl, C1-20 hydrocarbyloxy, C1-20 thioether, C1-20 hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl, C1-20 hydrocarbylcarbonyloxy, or cyano; a is independently in each occurrence, 0 or 1; X is O, S, SO2, C(R3)2 or N—R3 wherein R3 is aryl or substituted aryl of C6 to C40, aralkyl of C6 to C24, or alkyl of C1 to C24. Preferably R3 is aryl of C6 to C24 and more preferably R3 is an alkylated aryl group of C6 to C24; Ar is an aryl or heteroaryl group of C6 to C40 or substituted aryl or heteroaryl group of C6 to C40, preferably C6-C24, and most preferably C6-C4. Y is a conjugated moiety that can vary in each occurrence of the repeat unit.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a polymeric fluorescent substance wherein one or more monomers represented by the general formula (1) are polymerized in the presence of a zerovalent nickel complex, X1—Ar1—X2??(1) wherein, Ar1 represents a divalent group selected from the group consisting of arylene groups, divalent heterocyclic compound groups, and divalent or trivalent hetero atom-bonded arylene or divalent heterocyclic compound groups, and X1 and X2 represent leaving groups. By using the polymeric fluorescent substance, a high performance polymer LED can easily be obtained.