This project aims at synthesizing conjugated polymers (CPs) possessing unconventional structures from a common set of trans-enediyne (tEDY) monomers. Such monomers were originally prepared for the synthesis of substituted polyacetylenes, which failed miserably, but can instead be applied for the access of several series of unique CPs, including poly(X-acetylene)s as carbyne mimics, boron-doped polyacetylene (BDPA), and Pt-segmented polyacetylene (Pt-PA).

Representative Publications.

“Unconventional Conjugated Polymers Derived from a Common Set of trans-Enediyne Monomers.” Qin Y.* SynLett 2018, 29, 999-1007. Link to Article

“Boron ‘Doped’ Polyacetylenes.” Hu, K.; Zhang, Z.; Burke, J.# and Qin Y.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 11004-11007. Link to Article

“Solution processable polydiacetylenes (PDAs) through acyclic enediyne metathesis polymerization.” Hu, K.; Yang, H.;  Zhang, W.*; Qin, Y.* Chem. Sci.2013, 4, 3649-3653. Link to Article