Poly[N-(9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-L-Phenylalanine] with Good Solubility and Good Blue Light-Emitting Properties via Electropolymerization

Abstract

Poly[N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-L-phenylalanine] (PN9FPA) films with good fluorescence properties and good solubility were prepared electrochemically by direct anodic oxidation of N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-L-phenylalanine (N9FPA) in boron trifluoride diethyletherate (BFEE). The structures of the monomer and the polymers were characterized and evaluated with IR. The fluorescence spectra indicated that PN9FPA films were blue-light emitters.