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Polymers composed of macromolecules containing exclusively alternating arenediyl or heteroarenediyl (formerly arylene or heteroarylene, respectively) and ethene-1,2-diyl (formerly vinylene) or substituted vinylene constitutional repeating units in the backbone:
where Ar is a divalent arenediyl or heteroarenediyl group and \(\ce{R^{1}}\) and \(\ce{R^{2}}\) are each hydrogen, or an alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl group (structure-based polymer class name).
Note 1: Polyarylenevinylenes are a subclass of conjugated polymers.
Note 2: Polyarylenevinylenes are of interest mainly due to their electroluminescent properties.
Examples:
See also: polyphenylenevinylenes
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 15. 'Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 54 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0501)
PAC, 2022, 94, 15. 'Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 54 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0501)