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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 526-529 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Jan 2011 |
Keywords
- Low band-gap polymers
- electro-polymerisation
- heteropentalene mesomeric betaines
- 3
- 4-Ethylenedioxythiophene
- polythiophenes