The study of poly (1,3-phenylene-1, 2-DI(p-methoxyphenyl)vinylene) (m-PPV-MP) as sensing materials to detect oxygen gas

Abstract

Poly(l,3-phenylene-1,2-di(p-methoxyphenyl)vinylene) (m-PPV-MP) is a type of luminescent conjugated polymer and is a derivative of poly(arylene vinylene), PAV. m-PPV-MP has been synthesized via McMurry coupling reaction by using 1,3-dianisolybenzene, titanium tetrachloride and zinc dust as the monomer, catalyst and reducing agent respectively in tetrahydrofuran (THF). This research was carried out to investigate the potential of m-PPV-MP as sensing material to detect oxygen gas (02) based on fluorescence quenching.