Adapting N‐Heterocyclic Carbene/Azide Coupling Chemistry for Polymer Synthesis: Enabling Access to Aromatic Polytriazenes

Abstract

A click by any other name: Coupling bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)s with bis(azide)s afforded a novel class of conjugated polytriazenes. These polymers were rendered electrically conductive upon doping, and fluorene-containing variants exhibited luminescence. This adaptation of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)/azide coupling chemistry to polymer synthesis reveals the potential of NHCs as building blocks for accessing polymers having useful electronic properties.