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Chemistry of Organic Polyheterocyclic Conductors
Author(s) -
Wudl Fred
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.198600044
Subject(s) - chemistry , polymer , solid state , conductive polymer , electrochemistry , nanotechnology , electrical conductor , polymer science , conductivity , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , electrode , physics , quantum mechanics , materials science
Abstract The synthesis and some properties of polymeric heterocycles as well as the latest results in the area of soluble conducting polymers are reviewed. Polyheterocycles with long chain substituents exhibit unusual properties in solution while retaining a relatively high conductivity in the solid state. All known methods for the preparation of conducting polymers are presented and their merits discussed. Among the insoluble polymers, the electrochemical methods are still the best because they afford films on a large variety of substrates.