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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/77125
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
dc.formatMonograph
dc.format.mediumElectronic Resourceen_US
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dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractConjugated organic polymers have optical and electronic properties that make them candidates for applications in organic field effect transistors (OFETs) and light emitting materials. Polydiacetylenes (PDAs) are an important branch of conjugated polymers with alternating poly(ene-yne) structure. The all-carbon polymer without any side groups is carbyne, which has only alternating single and triple carbon-carbon bonds. Carbyne provides a good opportunity to investigate the inherent properties of conjugated polymers. Polydiiododiacetylene (PIDA), a simple PDA with only iodine atom substituents, can be successfully obtained by the topochemical polymerization of the monomer diiodobutadiyne. This polymerization is achieved through the use of bis(nitrile) or bis(pyridyl) hosts, which hold the monomer in the correct orientation for polymerization by a halogen bond between the Lewis-basic nitrogen and the Lewis-acidic iodine. With the goal of forming carbyne, PIDA has been partially dehalogenated by Lewis bases such as pyrollidine, however, inter-and intramolecular aggregation prevented full dehalogenation. In this project, an innovative macrocyclic host-guest framework was designed and evaluated for the preparation of PIDA. The macrocyclic host has the function of keeping individual PIDA strands separate and elongated so that Lewis bases can access all the iodine. The macrocyclic host should be able to self-assemble into a tubular framework with enough inner space to accommodate the monomer, diiodobutadiyne. This host should also possess a nitrogen group that can weakly interact with the monomer to hold it in place. Finally, the host should have solubility commensurate with the monomer, since co-crystallization is carried out by slow evaporation. Several possible designs were proposed and computational modeling was performed to analyze the relation between conformation and ring size, as well as whether or not there is a need for a rigidity-increasing segment and a solubility-increasing segment. Based on the evaluation, the target molecule was selected for synthesis. Several steps have been optimized in the synthesis of the macrocyclic host, including hydroxylation and PEG-tosylation of 2,6-dibromopyridine, followed by a Sonogashira coupling with an alkyne-functionalized phthalimide group. Hydrazinolysis was attempted on a model compound and the host precursor to convert the phthalimide group into the amine. Several other detour routes were considered, including Boc protection on the amine before Sonogashira coupling.
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dcterms.contributorGoroff, Nancy Sen_US
dcterms.contributorLauher, Josephen_US
dcterms.contributorRudick, Jonathan.en_US
dcterms.creatorLiu, Xianzhi
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-09-20T16:52:02Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2017-09-20T16:52:02Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Chemistry.en_US
dcterms.extent73 pg.en_US
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dcterms.formatMonograph
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/77125
dcterms.issued2013-12-01
dcterms.languageen_US
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectChemistry
dcterms.subjectdiiodobutadiyne, polymer, synthesis
dcterms.titleMacrocyclic Host-Guest Framework for Polymerization of Diiodobutadiyne
dcterms.typeThesis


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