Title
Solvent polarity effects on supramolecular chirality of a polyfluorene‐thiophene copolymer
Author
Takashi Hirahara, Masahiro Yoshizawa‐Fujita, Yuko Takeoka, Masahiro Rikukawa
Year
2018
Journal
Chirality
Abstract
This study demonstrates the supramolecular chirality control of a conjugated polymer via solvent polarity. We designed and synthesized a chiral polyfluorene‐thiophene copolymer having two different chiral side chains at the 9‐position of the fluorene unit. Chiral cyclic and alkyl ethers with different polarities were selected as the chiral side chains. The sign of the circular dichroism spectra in the visible wavelength region was affected by the solvent system, resulting from the change of supramolecular structure. The estimation of the solubility parameter revealed that the solubility difference of the side chains contributed to the change of the circular dichroism sign, which was also observed in spin‐coated films prepared from good solvents having different polarities.
Instrument
J-820
Keywords
Circular dichroism, Cotton effect, Chemical stability, Polymers