Controlled synthesis of low-polydisperse regioregular poly(3- hexylthiophene) and related materials by zincate-complex metathesis polymerization

Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 381-390

  Higashihara, Tomoya ^a,b   Goto, Eisuke ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

controlled synthesis; Grignard metathesis; low polydispersity; poly(3 alkylthiophene); regioregular

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CATALYSTS; LIGANDS; NICKEL; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYDISPERSITY;

CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON-DONATING EFFECTS; GRIGNARD METATHESIS; METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION; POLY(3-ALKYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE) S; PREDICTABLE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REGIO-REGULAR;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84905002375     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2014.14     Document Type: Review

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