| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L90323/01 |
| Title: |
NOVEL FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS: TWO - DIMENSIONAL POLYMERS |
| Principal Investigator: |
McKeown, Professor N |
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Chemistry |
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Victoria University of Manchester, The |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
14 April 1998 |
Ends: |
13 April 2001 |
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149,961
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| Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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To date, no rigid planar polymer has been prepared using conventional synthetic chemistry. This is despite the existence of a naturally occurring sheet polymer (graphite) and the theoretical predictions of interesting self-ordering, electronic and mechanical properties resulting from a planar polymeric structure. The work described in this proposal seeks to overcome the considerable challenges involved in 2-dimensional (2-D) macromolecular synthesis (both conjugated and on-conjugated structures) by forming rigid linking groups between flat, rigid phthalocyanine macrocycles. These linking groups are chosen to prevent free rotation of the macrocycles and thereby ensure that co-planar polymer growth is achieved. The use of long alkyl side-chains located on the phthalocyanine subunits will maintain solubility of the growing 2-D polymer and facilitate solution-based characterisation of the resulting macromolecules. In addition the alkyl chains should prohibit the formation of interpenetrating networks. The fundamental problems involved in the average molecular mass determination of the 2-D polymers will be resolved by the synthesis of uniform oligomers to act as standards for GPC and light scattering techniques.
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