Issue 11, 2015

Synthesis and self-assembly of phthalocyanine-tethered block copolymers

Abstract

A series of novel phthalocyanine (Pc)-tethered block copolymers, Pc-poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-polystyrene (Pc-PMMA-b-PS), with various molecular weights (number average molecular weight mass = 41, 66, 86 kg mol−1), were prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization and click chemistry. The structurally related Pc-tethered homopolymer, Pc-PMMA was also synthesized for comparison. Pc-PMMA forms homogeneous polymer films containing π-assemblies of the terminal Pc groups, whereas Pc-PMMA-b-PS self-assembles into a cylindrical morphology in which the Pc units show π–π interactions inside the confined PMMA cylinders. Such polymer designs have potential applications in optoelectronic devices.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and self-assembly of phthalocyanine-tethered block copolymers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Dec 2014
Accepted
07 Jan 2015
First published
29 Jan 2015

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 2484-2490

Synthesis and self-assembly of phthalocyanine-tethered block copolymers

J. Aimi, M. Komura, T. Iyoda, A. Saeki, S. Seki, M. Takeuchi and T. Nakanishi, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 2484 DOI: 10.1039/C4TC02778G

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