ROLE OF SILICON IN POLYMER SYNTHESIS - ACTIVATION OF THE OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF THIOPHENE BY TRIMETHYLSILYL SUBSTITUENTS - A ROUTE TO HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLY(3-ALKYL)THIOPHENE

Authors
BOUACHRINE M LEREPORTE JP MOREAU JJE MAN MWC
Citation
M. Bouachrine et al., ROLE OF SILICON IN POLYMER SYNTHESIS - ACTIVATION OF THE OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF THIOPHENE BY TRIMETHYLSILYL SUBSTITUENTS - A ROUTE TO HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLY(3-ALKYL)THIOPHENE, Journal of materials chemistry, 5(5), 1995, pp. 797-799
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical","Material Science
Journal title
Journal of materials chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09599428
Volume
5
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
797 - 799
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-9428(1995)5:5<797:ROSIPS>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The role of silyl substituents in the anodic polymerization of thiophe ne has been studied. The oxidative polymerization reaction is activate d by the presence of trimethylsilyl groups. In order to obtain polymer of high molecular weight and low polydispersity, two such trimethylsi lyl substituents in the 2,5-positions of the thiophene ring were found to be necessary,