Synthesis of linear monodisperse vinylene-linked phenothiazine oligomers

A series of linear monodisperse vinylene-linked phenothiazine oligomers have been synthesized by alternate Heck reaction and Wittig reaction in good yields. It was found that their absorption and fluorescence emission bands red-shifted with increasing phenothiazine units due to extending of the conjugated degree. The fluorescent quantum yield increased from OPTZ1 to OPTZ6, and the Phi(F) of OPTZ6 was close to phenothiazine-based polymers. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.