Abstract: | A novel small band-gap conjugated polymer - poly [(3-acetylpyrrole-2, 5-diyl)(4-dimethylaminobenzyliene)(3 -acetylpyrrolequinodimethane-2, 5-diyl)] (PAPDMABE) - and its precursor were synthesized by a simple method andcharacterized by ~1H-NMR, FT-IR, TGA and UV-VIS. The polymer can be dissolved in strong polar solvents such as DMSO,DMF or NMP. The band-gap energy of PAPDMABE was found to be 0.95 eV. The conductivity of doped products withiodine falls in the range of a semiconductor. |