Electrosynthesis,Characterization and Optical Sensing Application of Amino Acid Functionalized Polyfluorene

An amino acid side chain functionalized polyfluorene derivative poly[N-（9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl）-glycine] （P9FG） was facilely electrosynthesized and characterized, and the structure, properties and optical sensing application of the obtained polymer were described and discussed. The electropolymerization occurred at C2 and C7 positions of fluorene units, and amino acid side chain groups were not cleaved from polyfluorene backbone in mixed electrolytes of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate and dichloromethane. Thermal analysis demonstrated good thermal stability of P9FG. Fluorescent spectra indicated that P9FG was a good blue light emitting material that could be employed as optical sensors. The soluble P9FG as a turn-off fluorescent sensor could realize the detection of Fe^3＋, Cu^2＋ and Cr2O7^2-, respectively. In addition, P9FG as a turn-off ultraviolet sensor could realize the detection of Cu^2＋ while as turn-on ultraviolet sensors could also realize the determination of Fe^3＋ and Cr2072-, respectively. All results indicate that P9FG is a promising candidate for optical sensing.

Electrosynthesis and Characterization of Aminomethyl Functionalized PEDOT with Electrochromic Property

We herein report the electrosynthesis of an aminomethyl functionalized poly（3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene）（PEDOT） derivative, poly（2＇-aminomethyl-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene）（PEDOT-Me NH2）, in CH2Cl2-Bu4NPF6（0.1 mol·L^-1） system containing 2% boron trifluoride diethyl etherate（BFEE）. The electrochemical behavior, structure characterization, thermal properties and surface morphology of this novel polymer were systematically investigated by cyclic voltammetry（CV）, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, thermogravimetry（TG） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, respectively. Electrochemistry results demonstrated that PEDOT-Me NH2 film displayed good redox properties and high electrochemical stability. Besides, PEDOT-Me NH2 films exhibited the electrochromic nature with obvious color changing from purple in the reduced form to blue upon oxidation. By further investigation, kinetic studies revealed that PEDOT-Me NH2 film had decent contrast ratio（41.8%）, favorable coloration efficiency（152.1 cm^2·C^-1）, low switching voltages and moderate response time（2.4 s）. Satisfactory results implied that the obtained PEDOT-Me NH2 film is a promising optoelectronic material and holds promise for electrochromic devices and display applications.