New regiosymmetrical dioxopyrrolo- and dihydropyrrolo-functionalized polythiophenes

structure: see text] We present the synthesis of two N-alkylated poly(dioxopyrrolothiophene)s and two N-alkylated poly(dihydropyrrolothiophene)s with potential application in the field of conducting polymers. The polymers are synthesized from the corresponding 2,5-dibromothiophenes by an Ullmann-type polymerization and a Stille-type polymerization, respectively. The two N-alkylated poly(dihydropyrrolothiophene)s are the first examples of amino-functionalized polythiophenes built from regiosymmetrical thiophene monomers.