HETEROCYCLE-BASED ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS

A review is presented of our contribution addressed towards: i) the co ntrol of redox potentials of pyrrole- and thiophene-based conductors a nd ii) the search for polythiophene models. We approached the first by exploiting the spacer strategy, according to which the monomer contai ns two terminal polymerogenic units linked to a central pi-conjugative ly active frame. The second topic was approached by investigating end- methyl-capped thiophene oligomers. Taken together, the results clear u p many puzzling aspects and provide influential clues for designing ta ilored heterocyclic structures that respond to specific operational re quirements.