The present invention provides, among other aspects, stabilized chromophoric nanoparticles. In certain embodiments, the chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are rationally functionalized with a pre-determined number of functional groups. In certain embodiments, the stable chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are modified with a low density of functional groups. In yet other embodiments, the chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are conjugated to one or more molecules. Also provided herein are methods for making rationally functionalized chromophoric nanoparticles.

The present disclosure provides fluorescent polyindenofluorene polymers or macromers with unique optical properties that are stable. The polymeric fluorophores are useful in various bioassays formats. The inventive polymers are useful in assays relying on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanisms where two fluorophores are used.

A light emitting device having excellent luminance life contains an anode, a cathode, a first organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and a second organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The first organic layer contains a compound represented by the formula (C-1), and the second organic layer contains a compound represented by the formula (C-1) and a cross-linked body of a crosslinkable material. ##STR00001##
Ring R.sup.1C and Ring R.sup.2C represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic hetero ring and R.sup.C represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a group represented by the formula (C′-1). ##STR00002##
Ring R.sup.3C and Ring R.sup.4C represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic hetero ring and R.sup.C′ represents a carbon atom, a silicon atom, a germanium atom, a tin atom or a lead atom.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a high molecular weight compound that has excellent hole-injecting/transporting performance, is capable of blocking electrons, and is highly stable in a thin film state. It is another object of the invention to provide a light emitting diode with high luminous efficacy and a long lifespan, containing an organic layer (thin film) made of the above-described high molecular weight compound. The high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a repeating unit constituted by a specific triarylamine structural unit and a specific bonding structural unit, and has a weight average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of 10,000 or more and less than 1,000,000.

The present specification relates to a polymer and an organic light emitting device using the same, wherein the polymer is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:

E1-[A].sub.a—[B].sub.b—[C].sub.c-E2  [Chemical Formula 1] Wherein A, B, C, E1, E2, a, b and c are described herein.

One embodiment relates to an organic electronic material containing a charge transport polymer, wherein the charge transport polymer is a polymer which, when 25 μL portions of methanol are added dropwise and stirred into 1,000 μL of a solution containing the charge transport polymer and toluene in a ratio of 20 mg of the charge transport polymer per 2,290 μL of toluene, the amount of methanol added by the time cloudiness develops in the solution is greater than 350 μL.

A polymer comprising an electron-donating repeat unit of formula (I) and an electron-accepting repeat unit: -(A).sub.n- (I) wherein A in each occurrence is independently a group of formula (II): Y in each occurrence is independently O or S. Z is O, S or NR.sup.3 wherein R.sup.3 is H or a substituent. R.sup.1 in each occurrence is independently H or a substituent. R.sup.2 in each occurrence is independently a substituent, n is at least 2. The polymer may be used as an electron-donating polymer in combination with an electron-accepting material in a bulk heterojunction layer of an organic photodetector.

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A poly(carbonate-siloxane) composition comprising: a poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer comprising carbonate units and siloxane units, wherein a siloxane content is greater than 25 wt % to less than 70 wt %, based on the total weight of the poly (carbonate-siloxane) copolymer and wherein the weight average molecular weight of the poly (carbonate-siloxane) copolymer is greater than 30,000 g/mol, as measured by gel permeation chromatography using a crosslinked styrene-divinyl benzene column, using polystyrene standards and calibrated for polycarbonate; a homopolycarbonate comprising a bisphenol A homopolycarbonate; a colorant composition comprising an organic colorant, an inorganic pigment, or a combination thereof, wherein the colorant composition optionally comprises titanium dioxide in an amount of 0.8 wt % or less; optionally, a flame retardant; optionally, an anti-drip agent; optionally, an additive composition, wherein an average siloxane domain size is less than 100 nanometers as determined by scanning electron microscopy, nd a molded sample of the poly(carbonate-siloxane) composition is substantially free of pearlescence.

The invention relates to a process for starting up a reactor for the continuous production process of polyether carbonate polyols by the addition of alkylene oxide and carbon dioxide in the presence of a DMC catalyst and/or a metal complex catalyst based on the metals cobalt and/or zinc to an H-functional starter substance, in which process: (α) a portion of the H-functional starter substance and/or a suspension medium which has no H-functional groups is mixed in a reactor with a DMC catalyst and/or a metal complex catalyst, the DMC catalyst and/or the metal complex catalyst having a concentration s in the mixture; and (γ), after step (α), the H-functional starter substance, alkylene oxide and DMC catalyst and/or a metal complex catalyst are continuously fed into the reactor during the addition process and the resulting reaction mixture is removed from the reactor, and a steady state is achieved.

An infrared absorption composition includes a p-type semiconductor compound including a first structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second structural unit including an electron donating moiety; and an n-type semiconductor compound represented by Chemical Formula 2:

##STR00001## wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, Ar.sup.1, X, R.sup.1a, and R.sup.2a are the same as defined in the detailed description. In Chemical Formula 2, A.sup.1, A.sup.2, D.sup.1, D.sup.2, and D.sup.3 are the same as defined in the detailed description.