Condensation of fluoro-substituted and silyl-substituted monomers provides polymers suitable for use, e.g., as engineering polymers. A monomer composition is condensed in the presence of a basic catalyst. The monomer composition contains a compound of formula FXF and a compound of formula (R.sup.1).sub.3SiZSi(R.sup.1).sub.3, and forms an alternating XZ polymer chain and a silyl fluoride byproduct. X has the formula -A(R.sup.2-A)n-; each A is SO.sub.2, C(O), or Het; R.sup.2 is an organic moiety; n is 0 or 1; Het is an aromatic nitrogen heterocycle; Z has the formula -L-R.sup.3-L; each L is O, S, or N(R.sup.4); and each R.sup.3 is an organic moiety, and R.sup.4 comprises H or an organic moiety.

The present invention provides new hybrid materials (30) comprising titanate nanoparticles (1), surfactants (2) and a polymeric matrix (3) as defined in the claims. The hybrid materials have superior optical properties and may be in the form of a thin film or in the form of micro lenses. The invention further provides for intermediate goods and devices comprising such hybrid materials, and for starting materials to obtain such hybrid materials. The invention also provides for processes of manufacturing said starting materials, said hybrid materials, said intermediate goods, for the use of said starting materials, said hybrid materials, and said intermediate goods.

Condensation of fluoro-substituted and silyl-substituted monomers provides polymers suitable for use, e.g., as engineering polymers. A monomer composition is condensed in the presence of a basic catalyst. The monomer composition contains a compound of formula FXF and a compound of formula (R.sup.1).sub.3SiZSi(R.sup.1).sub.3, and forms an alternating XZ polymer chain and a silyl fluoride byproduct. X has the formula -A(-R.sup.2-A)n-; each A is SO.sub.2, C(O) or Het; R.sup.2 is an organic moiety; n is 0 or 1; Het is an aromatic nitrogen heterocycle; Z has the formula -L-R.sup.3-L-; each L is O, S, or N(R.sup.4); and each R.sup.3 is an organic moiety, and R.sup.4 comprises H or an organic moiety.

Condensation of fluoro-substituted and silyl-substituted monomers provides polymers suitable for use, e.g., as engineering polymers. A monomer composition is condensed in the presence of a basic catalyst. The monomer composition contains a compound of formula FXF and a compound of formula (R.sup.1).sub.3SiZSi(R.sup.1).sub.3, and forms an alternating XZ polymer chain and a silyl fluoride byproduct. X has the formula -A(-R.sup.2-A)n-; each A is SO.sub.2, C(O), or Het; R.sup.2 is an organic moiety; n is 0 or 1; Het is an aromatic nitrogen heterocycle; Z has the formula -L-R.sup.3-L-; each L is O, S, or N(R.sup.4); and each R.sup.3 is an organic moiety, and R.sup.4 comprises H or an organic moiety.

Methods of preparing a polymer solution for organic electrochemical transistor preparation include preparing a solvent solution, preparing a dopant solution, and combining the solvent solution and the dopant solution at 60 to 90 volume percent solvent solution and 10 to 40 volume percent dopant solution. Preparing the solvent solution includes degassing a first solvent to form a degassed first solvent and combining the degassed first solvent with a polymer. Preparing the dopant solution includes degassing a second solvent to form a degassed second solvent and combining the degassed second solvent with a p-dopant.