Synthesis and photophysical properties of phthalocyanine-containing poly(norbornenes).

by Man-Wai Woo.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-81).Abstracts in English and Chinese.ABSTRACT --- p.iACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.iiiCONTENTS --- p.ivLIST OF FIGURES --- p.viLIST OF TABLES --- p.ixABBREVIATIONS --- p.xChapter 1. --- INTRODUCTIONChapter 1.1 --- General Background of Phthalocyanines --- p.1Chapter 1.2 --- Previous Examples of Phthalocyanine-containing Polymers --- p.5Chapter 1.2.1 --- Poly(phthalocyanines) Linked Via Peripheral Substituents --- p.5Chapter 1.2.2 --- Poly(phthalocyanines) Linked Via Axial Ligation --- p.7Chapter 1.2.3 --- Poly(phthalocyanines) Attached Laterally to a Polymer Backbone --- p.11Chapter 1.3 --- Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) --- p.15Chapter 1.4 --- ROMP of Norbornene Substituted Porphyrazine --- p.18Chapter 2. --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONChapter 2.1 --- Phthalocyanines Substituted with Four Poly(norbornene)s --- p.20Chapter 2.1.1 --- Preparation of Tetra(norbornene) Phthalocyanines --- p.20Chapter 2.1.2 --- Polymerization of Tetra(norbornene) Phthalocyanines --- p.30Chapter 2.1.3 --- Characterization of Polymers --- p.39Chapter 2.1.4 --- Photophysical Properties of the Polymers --- p.43Chapter 2.2 --- Phthalocyanines Substituted with One Poly(norbornene) --- p.49Chapter 2.2.1 --- Preparation and Polymerization of Mono(norbornene) Phthalocyanines --- p.49Chapter 2.2.2 --- Characterization of the Polymers 41 - 44 --- p.56Chapter 2.2.3 --- Fluorescence Quenching of 40 Polymers 41 -44 --- p.61Chapter 2.2.4 --- Preparation of Water-soluble Poly(7-oxanorbornene) --- p.63Chapter 2.3 --- Conclusion --- p.65Chapter 3 --- EXPERIMENTAL SECTION --- p.66Chapter 3.1 --- General Methods --- p.66Chapter 3.2 --- Photophysical Measurements --- p.67Chapter 3.3 --- Synthesis of Phthalocyanines with Four Poly(norbornene) Substituents --- p.68Chapter 3.4 --- Synthesis of Phthalocyanines with One Poly(norbornene) Substituent --- p.74Chapter 4. --- REFERENCES --- p.7