Blue‐Emitting Polymers Based on 4‐Hydroxythiazoles Incorporated in a Methacrylate Backbone

Abstract The synthesis of two new monomers based on 4‐hydroxythiazoles, with a non‐classical chromophore structure similar to the luciferin dye of glowworms, is presented. These dyes are functionalized with methacrylates and copolymerized with methyl methacrylate using a RAFT polymerization process. The obtained polymers reveal PDI values below 1.2 and are characterized by NMR spectroscopy, SEC including a diode‐array detector, UV‐vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. In addition, thin films of the polymers are prepared by spin‐coating and investigated regarding their optical properties. magnified image