A chiral π-stacked vinyl polymer emitting white circularly polarized light

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Oct 21;47(39):10996-8. doi: 10.1039/c1cc13711e. Epub 2011 Sep 12.

Abstract

An optically active, π-stacked poly[2,7-bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)dibenzofulvene] having a preferred-handed helical conformation was synthesized by anionic polymerization. A thin film sample of the polymer exhibited broad-band white circularly polarized light (CPL) emission on photo excitation.