A new ionic Schiff base co-polymer and its Metallo- polymers

Schiff base polymers, also known as polyazomethines, have drawn attention of researchers to design thermally resistant and semiconductive materials. They are promising materials for other applications such as photorefractive holographic materials (PRHMs), solar cells (SCs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic field effect transistors (OFETs) [1]. They have thermal stability similar to that of polyamides and have been used as solid stationary phases for gas chromatography.Polymeric ionic liquid electrolytes have received great attention for use in next-generation solid lithium ion batteries. However, most polymeric ionic liquid electrolytes require a high proportion of organic liquid plasticizer to improve the room temperature ionic conductivity. [2]. These types of compounds can be used for various applications, but the most widely known application to date is CO2 cycloaddition reaction and as anticancer compounds.In this study, a new ionic Schiff base copolymer and its Cu(II) and Zn(II) metallo-polymers were synthesized (Scheme 1) and characterized by different analytical and spectral methods. The GPC(gel permeation chromatography) has been used to determine the molecular weight of the synthesized polymers. The aim of this research is the studying of the solid state conductivity of the synthesized polymer in different temperatures and the variation of the conductivity by metalation