NLO Polymers Containing as Active Chromophore in Dandionylpyridinium, Betaine Units: Synthesis, Modeling and Characterization

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In present article we report about synthesis, quantum chemical model calculations, non-linear optical characterization and dependencies of the surface potential changes on irradiation with light of novel polyurethane based polymers, namely a bipolar organic compound N-(indan-1,3-dion-2-y1)-4-N’,N’dialkylaminopyridinium betaine (IPB) containing charged electron donor and electron acceptor groups covalently bonded to polyurethane polymer backbone. These newly synthesized IPB containing polymers could be regarded as a promising thermally stable organic non-linear optical materials with long time performance for photonic applications.