Synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene) with a narrower polydispersity

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 1663-1666

  Miyakoshi, Ryo ^a,b   Yokoyama, Akihiro ^a   Yokozawa, Tsutomu ^a,b  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalysts; Chain growth polymerization; Conducting polymers; Polydispersity; Polythiophenes

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POLYMERIZATION; QUENCHING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FEED RATIO; POLYDISPERSITY;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

2 BROMO 3 HEXYL 5 IODOTHIOPHENE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; NICKEL; POLY(3 HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELUTION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 7944221038     PISSN: 10221336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200400281     Document Type: Article

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