Various difluoro functionalized aromatic 1,3,5-triazine monomers were prepared. A series of poly-(1,3,5-triazine-ether)s was synthesized by polycondensation with 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol. The polymers have excellent thermal stability and are amorphous with glass transition temperatures in the range of 190-250 degrees C. In order to examine the potential to apply these polymers in organic electroluminescent devices, the redox properties were studied by cyclic voltammetry. It was found that the monomers have high electron affinity and reach LUMO values in the range of -2.7 to -3.1 eV. This opens the possibility to utilize 1,3,5-triazine containing materials as electron injecting/hole blocking layer in LEDs. First LED results are in accordance to these high electron affinities.
