Superior hole-transporting mobility and excellent photoconductive properties of aryl amine-containing polymers place them among the one of the most studied materials for optoelectronic applications. Solution processability; however, is significant limitation to highly arylated polymers particularly for preparing spin cast coatings for multi-layer organic light emitting devices. Strategies in order to improve solubility include installing long hydrocarbon ethers as side groups or introducing heteroatoms in the main chain to improve flexibility. Notably, the preparation of partially fluorinated arylated a polymer vastly improves solubility, but has also shown to increase thermal and oxidative stability. In this work, octafluorocyclopentene has been used as a coupling agent to prepare a new class of aryl amine-containing monomers ultimately yielding high molecular weight, optically transparent step-growth polymers. A diverse pool of N,N'-substituted amine monomers terminally substituted with electrophilic perfluorocyclopentene have been prepared. Herein, this work will present strategic routes for monomer/polymer synthesis, characterization, and viability as a new class of processable coatings or bulk components for the broad area of organic electronics applications. Figure 1. <img src='https://acs-archive-assets2.s3.amazonaws.com/240nm/uploads/46529_figure1.jpg' alt='' />

New fluorine-containing polyarylamines for organic electronics

247th National Meeting (2014)

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