Evidence of a novel side chain structure in regioregular poly(3-alkylthiophenes)

Macromolecules

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3654-3656

  Prosa, T J ^a   Winokur, M J ^a   McCullough, R D ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; SOLVENTS; STACKING FAULTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKYL SIDE CHAINS; NOVEL SIDE CHAIN STRUCTURE; OXIDATIVE COUPLING METHOD; POLYALKYETHIOPHENES; POLYMER MAIN CHAINS; REGIREGULAR; SEMICRYSTALLINE LAMELLAR PHASES;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 0030572137     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma951510u     Document Type: Article

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