H. Takeda et al., ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURES OF THE POLYDIACETYLENE DERIVATIVES BEARING SULFUR-ATOMS DIRECTLY BOUND TO THE POLYMER MAIN CHAINS, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 294, 1997, pp. 295-298
We synthesized new types of polydiacetylenes (PDAs) bearing alkylthio
groups directly bound to the conjugated main chains. Exciton absorptio
n maxima of the obtained PDAs appeared at 750 nm, which was 50 nm long
er than those of PDAs substituted with arylthio groups. The stronger e
lectron donating ability of alkylthio substituents led to the smaller
energy band gap in those PDAs.