9-Anthryldiazomethane in the Synthesis of Anthracene- Containing Polymers

Methods of the preparation of anthracene-containing monomers and polymers have been developed. They are based on the ability of 9-anthryldiazomethane to react with carboxylic groups of macromolecules and unsaturated carboxylic acids, to co-polymerize with diazoalkanes, and to generate 9-anthrylcarbene. These methods are used to obtain: (1) polymers with a low content (< 0.1 mole %) and different arrangement of anthracene groups in macromolecules (i. e., polymers with luminescent marks used to investigate macromolecules by luminescent methods) and (2) polymers with a high content (up to 100%) of anthracene-containing units, (which imparts to polymers specific photophysical and photochemical properties).