Microwave-assisted synthesis of polythiophenes via the Stille coupling

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-198

  Tierney, Steve ^a   Heeney, Martin ^a   McCulloch, Lain ^a  

^a Chilworth Technical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microwave assisted; Polythiophene; Semiconductor; Solubility

Indexed keywords

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MICROWAVES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MICROWAVE-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; STILLE COUPLING;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 13644261098     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2004.09.015     Document Type: Article

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