Synthesis of two dihydropyrroloindoledione‐based copolymers for organic electronics |
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| Authors: | Joseph W Rumer Sheng‐Yao Dai Matthew Levick Laure Biniek David J Procter Iain McCulloch |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom;2. School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Two novel dihydropyrroloindoledione (DPID)‐based copolymers have been synthesized in a two directional approach and characterized (gel permeation chromatography (GPC), ultraviolet‐visible (UV–vis), cyclic voltammetry, and computational models). These planar, broad absorption copolymers show promise for use in organic electronics, with deep energy levels and low bandgaps. The two‐directional Knoevenagel condensation used demonstrates the versatility of DPID as a useful yet underexploited conjugated unit. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013 |
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| Keywords: | conjugated polymer copolymerization dihydropyrroloindoledione Knoevenagel condensation organic electronics Pummerer‐type cyclization synthesis |
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