Synthesis and electro-polymerisation of a novel heteropentalene mesomeric betaine: preparation of a novel low band-gap conjugated polymer

✍ Scribed by Saadeldin Elmasly; Alexander Gehre; Peter J. Skabara; Stephen P. Stanforth; Filipe Vilela

• Book ID: 104098659
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 528 KB
• Volume: 52
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.11.109

✦ Synopsis

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The 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT)-containing heteropentalene mesomeric betaine 9 has been prepared and electro-polymerised. When coated onto an indium tin oxide (ITO) covered glass slide the optical band-gap of the polymer was determined as 1.75 eV.