Luminous polyimide bearing the coumarin 6 chromophore in the side group: Synthesis and fluorescence image patterning

Byung Sik Park, Woo Yeon Kim, Keun Byoung Yoon

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Abstract

Coumarin was reacted with polyamic acid to form a luminous polyimide that is highly soluble in organic solvents and displays good thermal stability. Luminous side-chain coumarin 6 polyimide was obtained from incorporation of sulfonated coumarin 6 into polyamic acid. This polymer appeared in reddish brown solids and unusually exhibited a fairly strong visible light-emission of a yellowish green color. Fluorescence image patterning of side-chain coumarin 6 polyimide was successfully conducted by microtransfer molding of the polyamic acid and the subsequent thermal treatment for imidization. The polyimides exhibit high fluorescence, opening the possibility of new applications for these polymers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)172-177
Number of pages6
JournalKorean Journal of Chemical Engineering
Volume31
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014

Keywords

  • Coumarin 6
  • Fluorescence Image Patterning
  • Polyimide

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