Poly(arylenevinylene)s are considered to be promising candidates for electrical andlor optical materials . Most of these polymers are neither fusible nor soluble in common solvents, making it difficult to process them into shaped articles . The synthetic procedures have mostly involved the preparation of a precursor poly- mer which is processible, usually in solution, and which can then be converted into the desired poly(arylenevinylene) ; alternatively, these conjugated polymers can be rendered soluble and thereforeprocessiblein organic solvents by attaching large lipophilic groups to the arylenevinylene moiety . The precursor route involves produdng a polymer in which the arylene units are connected by ethylene units . The saturated units contain a group which not only solubilizes the macromolecule and allows processing, but which can under suitable condi- tions also act as a leaving group, thus affording the saturated vinylene units of a fully conjugated polymer . In this article the synthesis ofpoly(hetero)arylene vinylenes via a soluble precursor polymers, characteristics, mechanism of poly- merization and their application together with some properties are reviewed.
hysical properties and thermal behaviours of polymers vary by molecular weight or stereoisomers. These properties also change in the presence of polymeric and nonpolymeric additives. Conductive polymers are insoluble in original organic solvents and their processibility are limited. In this research, the processible conducting polymers are synthesized and their electrical properties and thermal behaviour are studied. The blends of polyvinyl acetate (PVAc), polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with polypyrrole (PPy) and polyaniline (PANi) are prepared. On the other hand, the percentages of compounds of these blends for suitable electrical properties, solubility and processability are optimized. All the samples were prepared in the smooth form and thin film. A four-point probe method is adopted to examine the electrical DC conductivity. It is found that the conductivity of the blends is decreased but their processibility and solubility are increased. Thermal stability of polypyrrole and polyaniline blends were investigated by scanning thermal analysis (STA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetrical analysis (TGA). As it is evident from the results, the prepared blends are much more stable compared with polypyrrole, polyaniline and host polymers.