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The deformability of the thiophene ring: A key to the understanding of the conformational properties of oligo‐ and polythiophenes
Author(s) -
Barbarella Giovanna,
Zambianchi Massimo,
Bongini Alessandro,
Antolini Luciano
Publication year - 1993
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/adma.19930051110
Subject(s) - thiophene , materials science , conjugated system , ring (chemistry) , solid state , polymer , molecular conformation , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemical physics , crystallography , nanotechnology , molecule , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material
Oligothiophenes in solution and in the solid state have different conformational properties, as can be concluded from the spectroscopic and theoretical data and X‐ray structure of three di‐ and tetramethyl α‐conjugated quaterthiophenes (see Figure) reported here.