Synthesis of ferrocene and azobenzene-based copolymers P(FHEMA-co-MAZOHE)s and their redox and photo-responsive properties

Publication date: Available online 28 May 2019Source: Journal of Organometallic ChemistryAuthor(s): Amin Khan, Haojie Yu, Li Wang, Pavel A. Zhizhko, Dmitry N. Zarubin, Dmitry A. Lemenovskiy, Fazal Haq, Muhammad Usman, Ahsan Nazir, Kaleem-ur-Rehman NaveedAbstractHerein, poly(2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl ferrocene carboxylate-co-(methacrylohydroxyhexane azobenzene)s) (P(FHEMA-co-MAZOHE)s) were prepared by random copolymerization and were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) to confirm the structures and molecular weights respectively. Thermal variations were analyzed by thermogravimetric (TG), differential thermogravimetric (DTG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques. Finally, redox and photo stimuli-responsive properties were confirmed by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis) respectively. The results revealed that (P(FHEMA-co-MAZOHE)s) can be useful as information storage materials.Graphical abstract

Source: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry - May 29, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research