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The copolymers of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (N-VP) and condensation cardo and/or fluorinated condensation polymers (aromatic polyamide, polyimide and polyarylate) were synthesized by free radical in situ polymerization. The partial formation (14–61 wt%) of polivnylpyrrolidone (PVP) homopolymer upon the polymerization of N-VP containing dissolved condensation polymer was stated. Synthesized (co)polymers are differed in heat resistance and solubility from neat PVP. Using relevant copolymers solutions in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone the optical fiber coatings having good adhesion properties were fabricated. Such coatings demonstrate high stability at elevated temperatures. A substantial number of defects on coatings and a slight decrease in bending strength are observed only on exposure at 200 °C for 72 h. Simultaneously holding for 1 and 24 h at the same temperature leads to hardening of the fibers: bending strength changes from ∼5 up to 6 GPa.

We have synthesized a set of porphyrin and phthalocyanine compounds with two different silane anchors. Syntheses of the anchor-substituted chromophores have been carried out via hydrosilylation of alkene derivatives, catalyzed by platinum complexes. The reduction side-process was suppressed using specific anchor/catalyst pairs, and the silane-containing compounds were successfully isolated from hydrogenated by-products in pure form with good yields. The target porphyrinoids having stable reactive silane anchors possess the ability to self-assemble on metal oxides and quartz surfaces and optical fibers. Covalent attachment is done in one-step, which makes the bonding process fast and easy. Immobilized chromophores were further converted by on-surface reactions into Zn(II) and Mg(II) metal complexes. The metallation time was found to be as fast as 1 min for Zn ion. Bonding densities calculated from the absorbances of the deposited layers give rough estimations for packing of the molecules on various substrates and evidence for monomolecular layers formation.