NOVEL SOLUBLE DIACETYLENE POLYMERS CONTAINING FLUOROPHENYL RINGS

Two fluorophenyl-substituted diacetylene compounds, 1,4-bis(2,4,6-triaryloxy-difluorophenyl)butadiynes, have been synthesized, and been shown to have solid-polymerization activity upon exposure to daylight or gamma-irradiation. The blue polymers dissolved in normal organic solvents to give transparent solutions with no insoluble remnants. The UV-vis spectra of the solutions indicate broad, structureless absorption from 450 to 620 nm.