Chiral, soluble polydiacetylenes

摘要

Chiral, soluble polydiacetylenes having at least one chiral centre obtained by polymerising a diacetylene of the general formula: Y-X-(CH2)n-C IDENTICAL C-C IDENTICAL C-(CH2)n-X-Y wherein Y = any chiral group X = any group which aids solubility n = integer from 1 to about 20 presented together with non-linear optical properties, optical device and waveguides formed from such polydiacetylenes.