ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Electrochemical polymerization of 1H,7H-pyrrolo[2′,3′:4,5]thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole and 4H-dithieno[3,2-b;2′,3′-d]pyrrole in CH3CN + 0,1 M p-toluenesulfonate and tetraethylammonium perchlorate, respectively, yields polymers with a conductivity of ca. 5 S/cm. Electrochemistry and elemental analysis indicate the presence of 0,6-0,7 anions per monomeric unit, while spectroelectrochemistry agrees with a polypyrrole structure for polypyrrolothienopyrrole and a polythiophene structure for polydithienopyrrole. The redox cycle for polypyrrolothienopyrrole (at -0,53 V vs. Ag/Ag+) is close to that of polypyrrole, while that of polydithienopyrrole (at 0,0 V) is intermediate between those of polythiophene and polypyrrole. N-Alkylsubstituted dithienopyrroles produce soluble polymers with higher conductivity (40 S/cm) and the lowest band-gap (1,7 eV) ever reported for a polythiophene-like polymer.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1992.021930212
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