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A Simple Method to Prepare Head‐to‐Tail Coupled, Regioregular Poly(3‐alkylthiophenes) Using Grignard Metathesis
Author(s) -
Loewe Robert S.,
Khersonsky Sonya M.,
McCullough Richard D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199903)11:3<250::aid-adma250>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - materials science , metathesis , bromide , head (geology) , grignard reaction , polymer chemistry , polymer science , simple (philosophy) , polymer , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , polymerization , composite material , chemistry , geology , philosophy , epistemology , geomorphology , reagent
Poly(3‐alkylthiophenes) (PATs) exhibit promising electronic properties ; however, their regioregular syntheses are only beginning to be developed. The authors describe a new method for the preparation of head‐to‐tail coupled (HT) PATs, in which methylmagnesium bromide is utilized to