@article{6312c4ddc5dd4239ab01818c9b750161,
title = "Synthesis and electro-polymerisation of a novel heteropentalene mesomeric betaine: preparation of a novel low band-gap conjugated polymer",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Low band-gap polymers, electro-polymerisation, heteropentalene mesomeric betaines, 3, 4-Ethylenedioxythiophene, polythiophenes",
author = "Saadeldin Elmasly and Alexander Gehre and Peter Skabara and Stephen Stanforth and Filipe Vilela",
year = "2011",
month = jan,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.11.109",
language = "English",
volume = "52",
pages = "526--529",
journal = "Tetrahedron Letters",
issn = "0040-4039",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "4",
}