Abstract
A family of poly[(m-phenylenevinylene)-co-(p-phenylenevinylene)]s, functionalized in the synthetically accessible C-5 position of the meta-disubstituted phenylene rings have been designed and synthesized: they are essentially poly{(5-alkoxy-m-phenylenevinylene)-co-[(2,5-dioctyloxy-p-phenylene)vinylene]} (PAmPV) derivatives. A range of these PAmPV polymers have been prepared both (1) by the polymerization of O-substituted 5-hydroxyisophthaldehydes and (2) by chemical modifications carried out on polymers bearing reactive groups at the C-5 positions. PAmPV polymers solubilize SWNT bundles in organic solvents by wrapping themselves around the nanotube bundles. PAmPV derivatives which bear tethers or rings form pseudorotaxanes with rings and threads, respectively. The formation of the polypseudorotaxanes has been investigated in solution by NMR and UV/vis spectroscopies, as well as on silicon oxide wafers in the presence of SWNTs by AFM and surface potential microscopy. Wrapping of these functionalized PAmPV...
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