Several bispyrroles which are bridged through conjugated aromatic moieties
were synthesized by the Wittig-Horner-Emmons reaction. Photophysical and el
ectrochemical data of these highly fluorescent monomers reveal that they ar
e useful building blocks for the design of a wide variety of novel pi-conju
gated polymers, which may find application as potential optoelectronic mate
rials. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.