This thesis presents a new approach to generating nonlinear optical side-chain polymers. By functionalizing olefins with nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophores and using late transition metal insertion catalysts of the form (bipy)Pd(CH 3)+ X- (X = OTf or BArF- ), a series of NLO materials were synthesized. These novel NLO polyketones were produced in modest yields with excellent polydispersities and good thermal stabilities via the alternating insertion of CO and NLO-tethered olefin into the palladium-carbon bond of the catalyst. A variety of NLO insertion monomers were examined during this study, beginning with a series of allylic-based monomers and progressing to a number of styrene derivatives. A detailed investigation of the copolymerizations and attempted copolymerizations is presented.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.31283 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Oliver, Andrew, 1975- |
| Contributors | Arndtsen, B. A. (advisor), Kakkar, A. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Chemistry.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001811056, proquestno: MQ70480, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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