Synthesis and Study of a Sulfur Heterocycle Fused p-Phenylene Vinylene Conducting Polymer |
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| Authors: | Martin Pomerantz Jiping Wang Seeyearl Seong Kyle P Starkey Long Nguyen Dennis S Marynick |
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| Institution: | Center for Advanced Polymer Research, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at Arlington , Box 19065, Arlington, Texas, 76019, USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Poly(benzo1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-4,8-diyl vinylene) (1) has been prepared by the pyrolysis of the precursor polymer 2 and studied. Quantum mechanical calculations on the aromatic and quinoid monomers, oligomers and polymers indicate that 1 is a planar aromatic polymer. |
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