I. Outline

1. Fundamental and Applications of Polycondensation (12 hr): Mitsuru Ueda
2/27 (2:20-5:20 pm), 3/4 (6:30-9:20 pm), 3/6 (2:20-5:20 pm), and 3/7 (6:30-9:20 pm)
(1) Polycondensation, Polyaddition, and Poly(addition-condensation) (Review)
(2) Control of Molecular Weight Distribution: Synthesis of Condensation Polymers with a Narrow Molecular Weight Distribution
(3) C-H Activation: Metal Catalyzed Direct C-H Arylation for Synthesis of π-conjugated polymers
(4) Sequence Control: Multicomponent Polymerization (MCP)
(5) Regioselective Coupling: Oxidative Coupling Polymerization
(6) Control of Branching: Synthesis of a Hyperbranched Polymer with Controlled Degree of Branching

2. Functional Polymers: Their Design and Synthesis (12 hr): Toshio Masuda
3/13 (2:20-5:20 pm), 3/14 (6:30-9:20 pm), 3/20 (2:20-5:20 pm), and 3/21 (6:30-9:20 pm)
(1) Overview and Recent Progresses
(2) Olefin Polymerization
(3) Olefin Metathesis and ROMP
(4) Various Conjugated Polymers
(5) High-performance polymers
(6) Gas separation membranes
(7) F- and Si-containing polymers
(8) Biodegradable and Bio-based polymers

3. Molecular Design and Precise Synthesis for Architectural Polymers (12 hr): Akira Hirao
3/27 (2:20-5:20 pm), 3/28 (6:30-9:20 pm), 4/3 (2:20-5:20 pm), and 4/10 (2:20-5:20 pm)
(1) Overview of living polymerization systems
(2) Multiphase polymers: polymer blends, polymer surfaces, and polymer and inorganic composite materials
(3) Block and graft polymers
(4) Star and dendrimer-like hyperbranched polymers

4. 4/17 mid-term exam
5. 4/24 break

6. Conjugated Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications (15 hr): Wen-Chang Chen and Chu-Chen Chueh
5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 all from 2:20-5:20 pm
(1) Design, Synthesis, and Properties of Conjugated Polymers
(2) Conjugated Polymers for Light-Emitting Diodes
(3) Conjugated Polymers for Field Effect Transistors
(4) Conjugated Polymers for Photovoltaic cells.
(5) Organic Electrical Memory Materials and Devices
(6) Conjugated Polymers for Stretchable Electronics

7. 6/5 break
8. 6/12 Reminder on the final exam (or Final Exam directly)
9. 6/19 Final Exam

II. Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry or Polymer Chemistry.
III. Grading Policy: Term paper or written exam
IV. Lecture Notes: (ppt viewgraphs) will be provided but no textbook