Picket-fence polythiophene and its diblock copolymers that afford microphase separations comprising a stacked and an isolated polythiophene ensemble

Chengjun Pan, Kazunori Sugiyasu, Junko Aimi, Akira Sato, Masayuki Takeuchi

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Abstract

All-polythiophene diblock copolymers, comprising one unsheathed block and one fenced block, were synthesized through catalyst-transfer polycondensation. The unsheathed block self-assembles through π-π stacking, thereby inducing microphase separation. Consequently, we have succeeded in creating a microphase separation comprising an ensemble of stacked and isolated polythiophenes. This achievement could be extended to various unexplored applications as a result of the integration of the contrasting functions of the two blocks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8870-8875
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume53
Issue number34
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Aug 18

Keywords

  • block copolymers
  • conducting materials
  • conjugated polymers
  • microphase separation
  • polythiophenes

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