Effects of 2,5-furanylene sulfides in polymer main chains on polymer physical properties

Abstract

We developed 2,5-furanylene sulfide-containing polymers bearing different spacers as repeating units and evaluated the interactions between the furanylene sulfide units in the polymers. The treatment of 2,5-dichlorofuran derivatives with dithiolates at 200 °C promotes polycondensation via nucleophilic aromatic substitution to give the corresponding furanylene sulfide-containing polymers. Tensile measurements and spectral analyses demonstrate that the furanylene sulfide moieties form remarkably stable π–π stacking structures based on the enhanced dipole moment induced by sulfur linkages. When the polymer has a long spacer between repeating furanylene sulfide units, the polymer behaves as a chemically stable network polymer comprised of π–π stacking structures as cross-linking units. We developed 2,5-furanylene sulfide-containing polymers bearing different spacers as repeating units and evaluated the interactions between the furanylene sulfide units in the polymer. Treatment of a 2,5-dichlorofuran derivative with dithiolates at 200 °C promotes polycondensation via nucleophilic aromatic substitution to give the corresponding furanylene sulfide-containing polymers. Through tensile measurements and spectral analyses, it was found that the furanylene sulfide moieties form remarkably stable π–π stacking structures based on the enhanced dipole moment induced by sulfur linkages. When the polymer has a long spacer between repeating furanylene sulfide units, the polymer behaves as a chemically stable network polymer comprised of π–π stacking structures as cross-linking units.