Poly(ortho-phenylene ethynylene)s: Synthetic accessibility and optical properties

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1619-1627

  Khan, Anzar ^a   Hecht, Stefan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conformational analysis; Conjugated polymers; Foldamers; Microwave acceleration; Poly(ortho phenylene ethynylene); Polycondensation

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; MICROWAVES; POLYCONDENSATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; FOLDAMERS; MICROWAVE ACCELERATION; POLY(ORTHO-PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE);

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33645010146     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.21238     Document Type: Article

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