Stabilized polyelectrolyte precursors of poly(aromatic and heteroaromatic vinylenes)

A homopolymer, or random or block copolymer having regular or random recurring units of the following Formulas I-VII;

• ##STR13## wherein;
• m, n, o, and p are the same or different and are integers, and are selected such that m or the sum of n, o and p is greater than about 100;
• with the proviso that at least one of n or o is not zero;
• q is an integer from 0 to about 4;
• D is a leaving group selected from the group consisting of halogens, pseudohalogens, or moieties of the formula:
• --OR.sub.1, --SC(O)OR.sub.1, --SC(S)OR.sub.1, --SOR.sub.1, --SR.sub.1, --OSOR.sub.1, --SC(S)OR.sub.2, --SOR.sub.1, --SR.sub.1, --OSOR.sub.1, --OOR.sub.1, --OSO.sub.3 R.sub.1, --N.sup.+ R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3.Z.sup.-, --P.sup.+ R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3.Z.sup.-, --SeR.sub.1, --P(OR.sub.1).sub.2, --SiR.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3, --S.sup.+ OR.sub.1 R.sub.2.Z.sup.-, -.sup.+ NOR.sub.1 R.sub.2.Z.sup.-, --PO(OR.sub.1 (OR.sub.2), or --SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sub.+ ;
• R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8, R.sub.9, R.sub.10, R.sub.11, R.sub.12, are the same or different at each occurrence and are hydrogen or isotopes thereof, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkanoyl, alkylthio, aryloxy, alkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylamino, diarylamino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylarylamino, arylthio, heteroaryl, arylsulfinyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxylic acid, halogen, nitro, cyano, sulfonic acid, or alkyl or phenyl substituted with one or more of sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, carboxylic acid, halo, amino, nitro, cyano or epoxy moieties, or a moiety of the formula:
• --(OR.sub.13).sub.r OR.sub.14 or --R.sub.13 --(OR.sub.13).sub.r OR.sub.14
• wherein;
• R.sub.13 is a divalent alkylene moiety having from 1 to about 7 carbon atoms;
• R.sub.14 is alkyl having from 1 to about 7 carbon atoms;
• and
• r is a natural number from 1 to about 50;
• or any of
• R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, or R.sub.7 and R.sub.8, or R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 or R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 or R.sub.13 and R.sub.14 or R.sub.15 and R.sub.16 substituents taken together are an alkylene or alkenylene group completing a 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 membered aromatic or alicyclic carbon ring, which ring may optionally include one or more divalent heteroatoms of nitrogen, sulfur, sulfinyl, sulfonyl or oxygen;
• and
• X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are the same or different and are S, O, Se, NR.sub.15, or PR.sub.15, wherein R.sub.15 is hydrogen, R.sub.1, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, alkyl or aryl.