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Synfacts 2008(10): 1043-1043  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078041
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Hyperbranched Poly(fluorenevinylenes)s

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Eric L. Dane
L.-R. Tsai, Y. Chen*
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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22 September 2008 (online)

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The authors report a simple procedure for the synthesis of hyperbranched poly(fluorenevinylene)s that show promising photophysical properties. The monomer, which contains three sites for polymer growth, is subjected to the standard conditions for the Gilch polymerization. At the end of the reaction, the polymers are end-capped with benzyl bromine, which is important for improved emission properties.