NOVEL THIOPHENE METHACRYLATES FOR MATERIALS OF HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX

Abstract

Authors designed the monomers having hetero-aromatic rings in their structures as optical materials of high refractive index. Among various hetero-aromatics, we noticed thiophene has a large atomic refraction. We synthesized novel mono- and bi-functional thiophene methacrylate derivatives. Their homopolymers had high refractive indices indeed and are promising for optical materials.

Keywords:

• Thiophene Methacrylate
• High Index Monomer
• Optical Material

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