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Polymers containing in‐chain quinone moieties: synthesis and properties
Author(s) -
Hodge Philip,
Gautrot Julien E
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.2528
Subject(s) - quinone , polymer , redox , combinatorial chemistry , electrochemistry , chemistry , chain (unit) , materials science , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , electrode , physics , astronomy
The redox properties of quinones play a key part in photosynthesis and oxidative phosphorylation. This mini‐review focuses on the synthesis and properties of polymers that contain in‐chain quinone units. Many of the syntheses exploit Yamamoto or Suzuki couplings. Most of the polymers that are soluble in organic solvents display interesting electrochemical and optical properties that may be useful for a wide range of applications. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry