Synthesis of electroluminescent conjugated polymers for OLEDs

This chapter discusses the most important synthetic routes to the main classes of electroluminescent -conjugated polymers, highlighting advantages and limitations of the different methods in terms of versatility, stereo- and regioselectivity, efficiency. The discussion covers not only the synthesis of basic classes of polymers such as polyarylenes, poly(arylenevinylene)s, poly(aryleneethynylene)s, but describes routes to systems with more complex structures, including multifunctional copolymers and coordination polymers.