Claims
- 1. A polymer of triarylamine monomers, said monomers having the structure
16wherein each of Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical, or a fused ring aromatic compound consisting of said radicals, and wherein one of Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 is a vinylated phenyl group.
- 2. A polymer according to claim 1 wherein said aryl radicals are selected from the group consisting of
(a) phenyl; (b) biphenyl; (c) anthracenyl; (d) phenanthracenyl; (e) naphthyl; (f) fluorenyl; and (g) pyrenyl.
- 3. A polymer of substituted triarylamine monomers according to claim 1 wherein said aryl ring has a substituent selected from the group consisting of
(a) OR1; (b) Cl, Br, I or F; (c) NR1R2; (d) C(O)OR1; (e) C(O)NR1R2; (f) NR1C(O)R2; (g) NO3; (h) N═C═O; (i) C═N═O: (j) NR1C(O)NR2R3; (k) SR1; (l) C(O)R1; (m) OC(O)R1; (n) C1 to C20 alkyl; (o) C2 to C20 alkenyl; (p) C2 to C20 alkynyl; and (q) aryl; wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C20 alkyl; C2 to C20 alkenyl; C2 to C20 alkynyl; and aryl
- 4. A polymer according to claim 1 consisting of triarylamine or triaryldiamine monomers of one of the structures:
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- 5. A homopolymer according to any one of claims 1-4.
- 6. A copolymer or block polymer according to any one of claims 1-4.
- 7. A polymerizable monomer comprising a triarylamine radical, a linker group, and a cyclic olefin, said cyclic olefin being capable of undergoing a ring-opening polymerization reaction, and said linker component being covalently attached to the triarylamine component and to the cyclic olefin, wherein said triarylamine has the structure
18wherein each of AR1, AR2, AR3 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical, or a fused ring aromatic compound consisting of said radicals.
- 8. A polymer according to claim 7 wherein the aryl radicals of said triarylamine are selected from the group consisting of
(a) phenyl; (b) biphenyl; (c) anthracenyl; (d) phenanthracenyl; (e) naphthyl; (f) fluorenyl; and (g) pyrenyl.
- 9. A polymer according to claim 7 whrien the aryl radicals of said triarylamine are substituted and said substituents are selected from the group consisting of
(a) OR1; (b) Cl, Br, I or F; (c) NR1R2; (d) C(O)OR1; (e) C(O)NR1R2; (f) NR1C(O)R2; (g) NO3; (h) N═C═O; (i) C═N═O: (j) NR1C(O)NR2R3; (k) SR1; (l) C(O)R1; (m) OC(O)R1; (n) C1 to C20 alkyl; (o) C2 to C20 alkenyl; (p) C2 to C20 alkynyl; and (q) aryl; wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C20 alkyl; C2 to C20 alkenyl; C2 to C20 alkynyl; and aryl
- 10. A polymer according to claim 7 having wherein the covalently bound linker and cyclic olefin together have the structure
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- 11. A polymer according to claim 7 comprising monomeric units wherein said linker component is selected from the group consisting of C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, C5-C8 cycloalkyl, and aryl groups.
- 12. A polymer according to claim 7 comprising monomeric units wherein the cyclic olefin component is selected from the group consisting of norbornene, norboranadiene, cyclopentene, dicyclopentadiene, cyclobutene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, 7-oxanorbornene, 7-oxanorbornadiene, and cyclododecene.
- 13. A polymer according to claim 7 comprising monomeric units wherein said cyclic olefin has the one of the following structures:
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- 14. A polymer according to claim 7 wherein Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 are each independently either unsubstituted phenyl or substituted phenyl; R1 is an unsubstituted or a substituted norbornene; w, x, and y are either zero or 1; and z is 0 to 18.
- 15. A polymer according to claim 14 wherein, w, x, and y are either zero or 1, and z is less than 5.
- 16. A polymer according to any one of claims 7-15 wherein any of said triarylamine, linker, and cyclic olefin components is further substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halide, C1 1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, C2-C20 alkynyl, C1-C20 alkoxy, and aryl, or further include one or more functional groups
- 17. A polymer according to claim 16 wherein said functional groups are selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, thiol, thioether, ketone, aldehyde, ester, ether, amine, imine, amide, nitro, carboxylic acid, carbonate, isocyanate, carbodiimide, carboalkoxy, carbamate, and halogen.
- 18. A homopolymer according to claim 7.
- 19. A copolymer or block copolymer according to claim 7.
- 20. A hole-transporting layer in a light emitting device comprising a polymer according to claim 1 or claim 7.
- 21. A photorefractive material comprising a polymer according to claim 1 or claim 7.
- 22. A solid state electrolyte in a solar cell which is based on a wide-bandgap semiconductor comprising a polymer according to claim 1 or claim 7.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. provisional applications Serial No. 60/081,175, filed Apr. 9, 1998 and Serial No. 60/083,260, filed Apr. 27, 1998.
Government Interests
[0002] Development of the invention was supported in part by Grant No. N00014-95-1-1319 awarded by the United States Navy. The U.S. Government may have certain rights in this invention.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60081175 |
Apr 1998 |
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60083260 |
Apr 1998 |
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Divisions (1)
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09289931 |
Apr 1999 |
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09780314 |
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