A universal route to improving conjugated macromolecule photostability

Hugo Santos Silva (1) , A. Tournebize , Didier Bégué (1) , H. Peisert , T. Chassé , J.-L. Gardette , S. Therias , A. Rivaton , Roger C. Hiorns (1)

1 IPREM - Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux

This predictive study demonstrates that the introduction of aromatic-oxy-alkyl links surprisingly makes materials more resistant to photo-oxidative degradation by reducing hydrogen abstraction. This revelation makes it possible, for the first time, to design a toolbox of substituents for soluble, photostable conjugated materials. This journal is © the Partner Organisations 2014.

Domains: Polymers

Hugo Santos Silva, A. Tournebize, Didier Bégué, H. Peisert, T. Chassé, et al.. A universal route to improving conjugated macromolecule photostability. RSC Advances, 2014, 4 (97), pp.54919-54923. ⟨10.1039/c4ra10806j⟩. ⟨hal-01601975⟩