A novel hyperbranched polymer (3) was prepared by copolymerization of tri-aldehyde moieties with azo chromophores having two active methelene groups, from "A2+B3" approach based on simple Kneovenagel reaction. Fo...A novel hyperbranched polymer (3) was prepared by copolymerization of tri-aldehyde moieties with azo chromophores having two active methelene groups, from "A2+B3" approach based on simple Kneovenagel reaction. For comparison, its analogue linear polymer (5) was also synthesized. The two polymers are soluble in common organic solvents, and exhibit good thermal stability. Interestingly, the hyperbranched polymer demonstrates dramatically enhanced second-order nonlinear optical property with comparison to its linear analogue.展开更多
基金Project suppoted by the National Nlatural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20402011, 20674059), the National Fundamental Key Research Program and Hubei Province.
文摘A novel hyperbranched polymer (3) was prepared by copolymerization of tri-aldehyde moieties with azo chromophores having two active methelene groups, from "A2+B3" approach based on simple Kneovenagel reaction. For comparison, its analogue linear polymer (5) was also synthesized. The two polymers are soluble in common organic solvents, and exhibit good thermal stability. Interestingly, the hyperbranched polymer demonstrates dramatically enhanced second-order nonlinear optical property with comparison to its linear analogue.