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Insulated molecular wires of poly(phenylenevinylene) (PPV) were prepared by wrapping the conjugated backbones with dendrons through a noncovalent approach. It was found that electrostatic interaction between the quaternary ammonium groups of PPV-1 and the carboxylate moieties in dendrons induced the packing of dendrons along PPV-1 conjugated backbones. Absorption and emission spectroscopic examinations in solution and solid film indicated that the PPV-1 backbones adopted a more planar and isolated conformation in the complexes. Furthermore, interchain interactions in the complexes could be greatly reduced, improving the quantum yield of PPV-1.
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Feng, X., Yao, Z., Li, C. et al. Self-assembly of insulated molecular wires of a watersoluble cationic PPV and anionic dendrons. Chin. Sci. Bull. 54, 2451–2456 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-009-0427-5
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