Synthesis and Properties of Poly(methylphenylsilane) Containing Anthracene Units

Abstract
A poly(methylphenylsilane) containing anthracene units in the polymer backbone was synthesized by the Wrutz-type reaction of 9,10-bis(methylpropylchlorosilyl)anthracene and methylphenyldichlorosilane. This polymer exhibited light blue photoluminescence with 87% quantum efficiency. The excitation spectrum suggested that energy transfer occurred intramolecularly from the polysilane chain to anthracene in the excited state.