Synthesis and polymerisation of fully conjugated polyether-substituted terthiophenes

摘要: A range of 3'-styryl polyether-functionalised terthiophene monomers were synthesised via Horner-Emmons reactions, and electrochemical chemical polymerizations carried out on some these compounds. Analysis the products by UV/VIS, MALDI-MS NMR revealed that they exclusively form 'head-to-head' dimers. This is an excellent synthetic method for producing regioregular polyether-substituted sexithiophenes.