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Synfacts 2009(10): 1099-1099  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217933
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Blue-Emitting p-Carborane Linked Polyfluorene

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, David M. Chenoweth
J. J. Peterson, Y. C. Simon, E. B. Coughlin*, K. R. Carter*
University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA
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Publication Date:
22 September 2009 (online)

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Significance

New blue-emitting polymers with chemical and thermal stability are highly sought after for use in polymer light-emitting devices and sensors. The current contribution incorporates p-carborane into the backbone of polyfluorene polymers resulting in a new class of polymers with an increase in glass transition temperature (T g) and thermal properties while maintaining solution processability.