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A New Route to Highly Conducting Polyenes
Author(s) -
Hopf Henning,
Kretschmer Olaf,
Naarmann Herbert
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.19891011256
Subject(s) - allene , impurity , doping , polymer , catalysis , electrical resistivity and conductivity , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , combinatorial chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , engineering
Communication: Polymeric films synthesized by the simple heat treatment of allene (propadiene) and several terminal alkynes exhibit a 10 9 fold increase in electrical conductivity when doped with iodine. The new synthetic method obviates the need for catalysts and the washing process needed to remove impurities from the polymer.