New Ferrocene Complexes and Polymers for Nonlinear Optical Applications.

摘要

Bis(functionalized) Ferrocene based NLO-phores were prepared. On cyclopentadienyl (Cp) ring was modified with a Beta-(alpha-cyanoacrylate) group and the other with a hydroxymethyl moiety. The ferrocene complex was placed in a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix and subjected to corona onset poling. The polymer solutions exhibited second harmonic generation activity. The ferrocene complex was also melt cast polymerized to afford a polymer of unknown structure. The ferrocene system was modified with methacryloyl chloride and then successfully copolymerized with methyl methacrylate. A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study on a ferrocene NLO-phore is reported.