The first regioregular head-to-tail poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) and a regiorandom isopolymer: Ni vs Pd catalysis of 2(5)-bromo-5(2)-(bromozincio)-3-hexylthiophene polymerization

Journal Article · Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Journal of the American Chemical Society; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00051a066· OSTI ID:6539344

Chen, Tianan; Rieke, R D ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln (United States)

Recent research on poly(alkylthiophenes) (PAT) has concentrated on the regularity and structure of the polymer chain of PAT. The 3-alkyl substituent in a thiophene ring can be incorporated into a polymer chain with two different regioregularities: head-to-tail (HT) and head-to-head (HH). Head-to-head linkages can cause defects in the polymer chain. The highest regioregularity reported to date for HT-PAT is 91% (usually 50-60% HT regioregularity). The authors report herein a new and facile synthesis which leads to the first completely head-to-tail regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene 2,5-diyl) (HT-PHT) and an alternative synthesis which yields an unusual regiorandom PHT with almost equal distribution of different linkages in the polymer chain. Both polymers have been characterized by NMR, IR, elemental analysis, GPC (gel-permeation chromatography), and UV-vis. 11 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.

• OSTI ID: 6539344
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Chemical Society; (United States), Vol. 114:25; ISSN 0002-7863
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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