Controlling rigidity and planarity in conjugated polymers: Poly(3,4-ethylenedithioselenophene)

Yair H. Wijsboom; Asit Patra; Sanjio S. Zade; Yana Sheynin; Mao Li; Linda J.W. Shimon; Michael Bendikov

doi:10.1002/anie.200901231

Controlling rigidity and planarity in conjugated polymers: Poly(3,4-ethylenedithioselenophene)

Yair H. Wijsboom, Asit Patra, Sanjio S. Zade, Yana Sheynin, Mao Li, Linda J.W. Shimon, Michael Bendikov

Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

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Abstract

Staying on a plane: Even small substituents on the backbone of conjugated polymers can cause them to twist significantly, lowering conjugation and leading to wider band gaps. Oligoand polyselenophenes are more rigid than their thiophene analogues, and can maintain their planarity and low band gap with substituents that otherwise cause considerable twisting. The picture shows two selenophene dimers; Se magenta, S yellow.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5443-5447
Number of pages	5
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	48
Issue number	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200901231
Publication status	Published - Jul 13 2009

Keywords

Conjugated polymers
Planarity
Polyselenophenes
Solid-state polymerization
Steric hindrance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis
Chemistry(all)

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