About the Editor xiii
Preface xv
1 Transition Metal-catalyzed Polycondensation 1
Takaki Kanbara and Junpei Kuwabara
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Ni-catalyzed Polycondensation 2
1.3 Pd-catalyzed Polycondensation 4
1.4 Pd-catalyzed Polycondensation via C?H Bond Functionalization 6
1.5 Cu- and Fe-catalyzed Polycondensation 13
1.6 Other Transition Metal-catalyzed Polymerization 15
1.7 Summary 19
2 Living Conjugated Polymers 31
Kevin J. T. Noonan
2.1 Introduction 31
2.2 Metal �-Binding in CTP 32
2.3 Catalysts for CTP 34
2.4 Kumada¢"Corriu Catalyst-transfer Polymerization 35
2.5 Catalyst-transfer Polymerization with Organolithium Reagents 39
2.6 Negishi Catalyst-transfer Polymerization 41
2.7 Suzuki¢"Miyaura Catalyst-transfer Polymerization 42
2.8 Stille Catalyst-transfer Polymerization (Stille CTP) 44
2.9 Buchwald¢"Hartwig Amination and Direct Arylation Polymerization (C?H Activation) 45
2.10 Chain-growth Polymerization of Aromatics Without Metal Catalysts 46
2.11 Conclusion 47
3 Optically Active Through-space Conjugated Polymers Based on Planar Chiral [2.2]Paracyclophane 61
Yasuhiro Morisaki
3.1 Introduction 61
3.2 Through-space Conjugation of [2.2]Paracyclophane-based Conjugated Polymers 62
3.3 Optically Active Through-space Conjugated Polymers Based on Planar Chiral [2.2]Paracyclophane 65
3.4 Optically Active Through-space Conjugated Cyclic Oligomers Based on Planar Chiral [2.2]Paracyclophane 73
3.5 Conclusion 76
4 Development of Solid-state Luminescent Conjugated Polymers Containing Boron Element-blocks and Their Applications 81
Kazuo Tanaka, Masayuki Gon, and Shunichiro Ito
4.1 Introduction 81
4.2 Boron Ketoiminates 83
4.3 Rational Design for AIE-active Molecules Based on Excitation-driven Complexes 97
4.5 Conclusion 106
5 Arsenic-containing Conjugated Polymers 111
Hiroaki Imoto and Kensuke Naka
5.1 Introduction 111
5.2 Arsenic in Organic Compounds 112
5.3 As?C Bond Formation 112
5.4 Arsenic-containing �-conjugated Systems 115
5.5 Poly(vinylene-arsine)s 121
5.6 Arsole Polymers 129
5.7 �-Conjugated Polymers with Other Arsenic Units 133
5.8 Conclusion 134
6 Carborane-containing Conjugated Polymers and Their Applications for Optoelectronic Materials 141
Kazuo Tanaka
6.1 Introduction 141
6.2 Advanced Functional Materials 142
6.3 Electronic Properties of Carborane-containing Conjugated Polymers 143
6.4 Luminescent Materials 148
6.5 Photochemistry of o-carboranes 150
6.6 Applications for Solid-state Luminescent Materials 158
6.7 Stimuli-responsive Luminochromic Materials 164
6.8 Conclusion 170
7 Low-bandgap Conjugated Polymers 177
Yi Zhang, Chunchen Liu, and Fei Huang
7.1 Introduction 177
7.2 Design Principles of LBG-CPs 178
7.3 Synthesis of LBG-CPs 181
7.4 Application of LBG-CPs 193
7.5 Conclusions and Perspective 200
8 Polymers with Three-dimensional Conjugated Molecules 207
Satoru Hiroto
8.1 Introduction 207
8.2 Corannulene-containing Polymer 208
8.3 Supramolecular Polymers Based on Bowl-shaped �-conjugated Molecules 214
8.4 Helicene-based Polymers 220
8.5 Conclusion and Outlook 225
9 Conjugated Polymers for Energy Storage Devices 231
Bharat S. Mantripragada, Sameer N. Mishra, Kottisa S. Patnaik, Uday S. Reddi, Pavithra Kasthurirangan, Bipashna Pradhan, Saibrata Punyasloka, and Noriyoshi Matsumi
9.1 Introduction 231
9.2 Conjugated Polymers as Binder Materials in LIBs 234
9.3 Conjugated Polymers as Anodic Active Materials 239
9.4 Polymerizable Conjugated Molecules as Electrolyte Additives 247
9.5 �-Conjugated Polymers as Electrocatalysts 249
9.6 Conclusion 251
10 Conjugated Polymers and Their Applications in Organic Field Transistors, Organic Electrochemical Transistors, and Organic Thermoelectrics 257
Yifei He, Isha Sanskriti, Nivedha Velmurugan, Tom Wilfling, and Christine K. Luscombe
10.1 Introduction 257
10.2 Polymers for Organic Field Effect Transistors 264
10.3 Organic Electrochemical Transistors 271
10.4 Organic Thermoelectrics 280
11 �-Conjugated Polymers with Controlled Higher-order Structures: Poly(acetylene)s and Poly(aryleneethynylene)s 299
Fumio Sanda
11.1 Introduction 299
11.2 Helical Substituted Poly(acetylene)s 300
11.3 Poly(aryleneethynylene)s 303
11.4 Platinum-containing Poly(aryleneethynylene)s 306
11.5 Summary and Outlook 314
12 Advances in Organic Solar Cell Performance Involving Anthracene and Anthanthrone Core Polycyclic Aromatic Materials 323
Vivian S. John-Denk, Morongwa E. Ramoroka, and Emmanuel I. Iwuoha
12.1 Introduction 323
12.2 Anthracene-containing Materials for OSCs Applications 325
12.3 Anthanthrone-containing Materials for OSCs Applications 328
12.4 Hole-transporting Materials 330
12.5 Conclusion 334
13 Conjugated Polymers for Biomedical Applications 339
Qi Shen and Shu Wang
13.1 Introduction 339
13.2 Biosensing and Biological Detection 341
13.3 Biological Imaging 350
13.4 Therapeutic Applications 357
13.5 Conclusion 363
References 363
Index 373
