Patent ID: 7714099

Claim:
A polymer or oligomer comprising: (a) at least one type of a constitutional repeating unit of the general formula selected from the group consisting of Formula I and Formula II, represented below, said constitutional repeating unit having a benzotriazole type group, either as part of the main chain or as a side chain b) at least one type of a constitutional repeating unit of the general formula represented below by Formula III in the amount of 75 mol % or less: wherein R is H, D, alkyl, alkaryl, heteroalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, alkyl ketone, aryl ketone, alkylester, arylester, amide, carboxylic acid, phenol, 2-hydroxyphenyl, 2-alkoxyphenyl, 2-aryloxyphenyl, substituted 2-hydroxyphenyl, substituted 2-alkoxyphenyl, substituted 2-aryloxyphenyl, fluoroalkyl, or fluoroaryl; A 1 is C, when said benzotriazole type group is linked at A 1 , or A 1 is CH, CR 1 , or N, when said benzotriazole type group is not linked at A 1 ; A 2 is C, when said benzotriazole type group is linked at A 2 , or A 2 is CH, CR 2 , or N, when said benzotriazole type group is not linked at A 2 ; A 3 is C, when said benzotriazole type group is linked at A 3 , or A 3 is CH, CR 3 , or N, when said benzotriazole type group is not linked at A 3 ; A 4 is CH, CR 4 , or N, when said benzotriazole type group is not linked at A 4 , or A 4 is C, when said benzotriazole type group is linked at A 4 ; J is a trivalent moiety selected from the group consisting of 1,2,4-phenylenetriyl and >CR 6 CR 7 R 8 —; G is nil or is selected from the group consisting of —Ar—, —O—, —S—, —NR 1 —, CR 2 R 3 —, —CR 1 R 2 CR 3 R 4 —, N═CR 1 —, CR 1 ═CR 2 —, —N═N—, —(CO)—, C 3 to C 30 alkyldiyl, and C 3 to C 30 heteroalkyldiyl; Q is selected from the group consisting of —Ar—, —O—, —S—, —NR 1 —, —OCR 1 R 2 —, —CR 1 R 2 —, —OCR 1 R 2 CR 3 R 4 —, —CR 1 R 2 CR 3 R 4 —, —N═CR 1 —, —CR 1 ═N—, —CR 1 ═CR 2 —, —N═N—, and —(CO)—, —BR 1 —, SiR 1 R 2 —, —(CO)—O—, —O—(CO)—, —NR 1 —(CO)—, and —(CO)—NR 1 —, C 3 to C 30 alkyldiyl, and C 3 to C 30 heteroalkyldiyl; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, D, —NR 6 R 7 , halide, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkyl, alkaryl, heteroalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, alkyl ketone, aryl ketone, alkylester, arylester, amide, carboxylic acid, phenol, alkylphenol, fluoroalkyl, fluoroaryl, alkyleneoxy, polyalkylene oxy, polyalkylene, linear or dendritic; and any two of adjacent R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 are optionally bridging, or taken together with the two carbons to which each is respectively attached may form an aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, thiophene, pyridine, bipyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, oxadiazole, thiadiazole, and benzofuran; R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl; and any two of adjacent R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , are optionally bridging; and Ar is unsubstituted or substituted, single or multiple ring, fused or non-fused aromatic or heteroaromatic.