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π Electron delocalization in pristine polyfuran: from the oligomers to the polymer

✍ Scribed by V. Hernández; M. Veronelli; L. Favaretto; J. T. López Navarrete; D. Jones; G. Zerbi


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
317 KB
Volume
47
Category
Article
ISSN
0323-7648

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✦ Synopsis


Chain-length-dependent a electron delocalization is analyzed in pristine oligofurans and polyfuran by means of Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy. Neutral polyfuran shows a large frequency dispersion with conjugation length and it has not yet reached saturation at the level of the hexamer. In spite of such a large a electron delocalization the polymer seems to show an unexpectedly good stability in air at room temperature. Regio-defined poly(2,5-difurans) could be good candidates for technological developments.