Polyquinolines are an important class of materials for applications in electroluminescent devices and n-type organic transistors. To date, polyquinolines have been prepared through a limited number of synthetic routes, including the Friedl�nder reaction and palladium catalyzed cross coupling methods. We report a novel strategy for the preparation of polyquinolines through the aza-Diels Alder reaction of bifunctional building blocks. The resulting materials have been characterized with spectroscopic, chromatographic, and electrochemical techniques. Moreover, we have synthesized a diverse library of bifunctional monomers, enabling the preparation of polyquinolines with excellent solubility and processability. Our findings hold implications for the development of novel polyquinoline-based organic electronic materials.

An aza-Diels�Alder approach to polyquinolines

248th National Meeting (2014)

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