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US 11,174,211 B2Granted
Aryl compounds and polymers and methods of making and using the same
AssigneeNevada Research & Innovation Corporation
InventorsWesley A. Chalifoux, Kyle C. Sproul, Wenlong Yang
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of aryl compounds and polymers thereof that are made using methods that do not require harsh conditions or expensive reagents. The methods disclosed herein utilize precursor compounds that can be polymerized to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polymers, such as carbon-based polymers like nanostructures (e.g., graphene or graphene-like nanoribbons).
Claims14
A compound having a structure satisfying Formula 1
- wherein each R1 independently is a heteroaliphatic substituent;
- each Ra independently is an aryl group substituted with one or more functional groups selected from aliphatic, alkoxy, amide, amine, thioether, haloalkyl, nitro, halo, or silyl;
- or an electron-donating group;
- each n independently is 1, 2, or 3;
- and m is an integer ranging from 2 to 200.
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A compound, having a structure:
- wherein:
- each R1 is independently a heteroaliphatic moiety selected from a thiol or a thioether;
- each Ra independently is selected from an ether, a -(poly)ethylene glycol, or an aryl group substituted with one or more functional groups selected from alkyne, amine, or nitro;
- and
- m is an integer ranging from 2 to 200.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.