Triptycene polymers and copolymers

A conjugated polymer comprising

• a) from 1 to 100 mol % of at least one recurring unit RU1 of the formula (I)
• —B—Tr—A— (I)
• in which Tr is a triptycenylene radical of the formula (II)
• or of the formula (III)
• or of the formula (IV)
• wherein
• R1 to R16 are identical or different and are H;
• linear or branched C1-C22-alkyl in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups are optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —O—CO—, an amino or amide group and in which one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F atoms;
• linear or branched C1-C22-alkoxy, in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups are optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —O—CO—, an amino or amide group and in which one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F atoms,
• C6-C20-aryl,
• C6-C20-aryloxy,
• COOR,
• SO3R,
• CN,
• halogen or
• NO2,
• G, L, and where appropriate G1 and L1 are identical or different and are CR17, N, P or As and R17 is H,
• C1-C22-alkyl in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups are optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —O—CO—, an amino or amide group and in which one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F atoms,
• C1-C22-alkoxy, in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups are optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —O—CO—, an amino or amide group and in which one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F atoms,
• C6-C20-aryl,
• halogen or
• CN,
• A and B are identical or different and are a single bond,
• a vinylene radical which is optionally substituted by H,
• linear or branched C1-C22-alkyl in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups is optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —O—CO—, an amino or amide group and in which one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F atoms,
• linear or branched C1-C22-alkoxy, in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups is optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —O—CO—, an amino or amide group and in which one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F atoms, or
• C6-C20-aryl,
• C6-C20-aryloxy,
• C3-C20-heteroaryl,
• COOR,
• SO3R,
• CN,
• halogen,
• NO2,
• amino,
• alkylamino,
• dialkylamino,
• an ethynylene radical,
• an arylene radical of the formula V
• where R18 to R21 are identical or different and are as defined above for R1 to R16, a heteroarylene radical of the formula (VI)
• X and Y are identical or different and are N or CR22, and
• Z is O, S, NR23, CR24R25, CR26=CR27 or CR28=N—, in which R22 to R28 are or different and are as defined above for R1 to R 16, or
• a spirobifluorenylene radical of the formula (VII)
• where R29 to R32 are identical or different and are as defined above for R1 to R16, and
• b) from 0 to 99 mol % of at least one recurring unit RU2 of the formula (VIII)
• where R33 to R36 are identical or different and are as defined above for R1 to R16, or of the formula (IX)
• where X, Y and Z are as defined above, and
• D is a single bond,
• a vinylene radical which is optionally substituted by H,
• linear or branched C1-C22-alkyl in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups are optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —O—CO—, an amino or amide group and in which one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F atoms,
• linear or branched C1-C22-alkoxy, in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups are optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —O—CO—, an amino or amide group and in which one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F atoms,
• C6-C20-aryl
• C6-C20-aryloxy,
• C3-C20-heteroaryl,
• COOR,
• SO3R,
• CN,
• halogen,
• NO2,
• amino,
• alkylamino,
• dialkylamino, or
• an ethynylene radical.