Microwave-assisted polycondensation via direct arylation of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene with 9,9-dioctyl-2,7-dibromofluorene

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 878-882

  Choi, Seong Jib ^a   Kuwabara, Junpei ^a   Kanbara, Takaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymer; Direct arylation; Highly pure polymer; Microwave heating; Polycondensation

Indexed keywords

3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; ARYLATIONS; DIRECT ARYLATION POLYCONDENSATION; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED POLYCONDENSATION; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED REACTIONS; OPTO-ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC THIN-FILM DEVICES; PURE POLYMERS;

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYCONDENSATION; THIN FILM DEVICES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84881473480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc4000576     Document Type: Article

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