U. Caruso et al., Side chain organometallic polymers containing cyclopalladated potentially second order nonlinear optical active fragments as pendants, POLYMER, 42(9), 2001, pp. 3973-3980
Three new organometallic homopolymers and a copolymer have been obtained by
radical polymerization of acrylic monomers. The monomers were obtained by
bridge splitting reaction from cyclopalladated dinuclear species and the ap
propriate imines. The polymers exhibit good thermal acid chemical stability
and are soluble in common organic solvents. Their potential ability to dis
play second order nonlinear optical activity was tested by solvatochromic e
ffect measurements on the corresponding monomers. In particular, the copoly
mer appears to be the most versatile in consideration of its thermal behavi
our, solubility and inherent viscosity. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All
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