Patent ID: 8753570

Claim:
A cationic oligo phenylene ethylene (OPE) having the structure: Where: X═COOEt Y═H Z═OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 N(CH3) 3 + and n is selected from the group consisting of numbers between 1 and 10 or X═Y and is selected from the group consisting of H, CO 2 Et, COO − , NH 2 and COCH 3 Z═OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 ) 3 + and n is selected from the group consisting of numbers between 1 and 10 or X═Y═OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 ) 3 + and Z═H and n=1.