Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.50, No.3, 534-541, 2012
Synthesis and characterization of all-conjugated copolymers of 3-hexyl-thiophene and EDOT by grignard metathesis polymerization
Random regioregular copolymers of 3-hexylthiophene and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene were synthesized by grignard metathesis polymerization. Soluble copolymers were obtained with a high degree of regioregularity and with a monomer ratio close to the feed ratio. A comparison between the optical properties and the thin film morphologies of these copolymers and poly(3-hexylthiophene) is also presented. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 50: 534-541, 2012