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In‐Situ End‐Group Functionalization of Regioregular Poly(3‐alkylthiophene) Using the Grignard Metathesis Polymerization Method
Author(s) -
JeffriesEL M.,
Sauvé G.,
McCullough R. D.
Publication year - 2004
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.200400137
Subject(s) - polythiophene , materials science , surface modification , copolymer , metathesis , polymer , end group , polymer chemistry , polymerization , group (periodic table) , polymer science , conductive polymer , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , engineering
A facile one‐step synthetic method to functionalize regioregular polythiophene is described (see Figure). End‐group functionalization leads to a number of new uses for these polymers including end‐group‐driven self‐assembly onto surfaces and into conducting polymer networks, and their use as building blocks for the synthesis of block copolymers.