Syntheses of gradient π-conjugated copolymers of thiophene

Macromolecules

Volumn 43, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 8709-8710

  Locke, Jonas R ^a   McNeil, Anne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH POLYMERIZATIONS; CONJUGATED COPOLYMERS; GRIGNARD REAGENT; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HALOGEN EXCHANGE; IN-SITU; METATHESIS REACTIONS; MOLAR RATIO; MONOMER DECOMPOSITION; NUMBER-AVERAGE;

COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; MAGNESIUM; MONOMERS; THIOPHENE;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 78149277188     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma102218y     Document Type: Article

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