Synthesis of 3,4-ethylenedioxyselenophene (EDOS): a novel building block for electron-rich pi-conjugated polymers.
A multistep synthesis of the electron-rich 3,4-ethylenedioxyselenophene (EDOS) monomer is described. The electrochemical properties as well as the electropolymerization of EDOS are presented. [structure: see text]
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Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama, Box 870336, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0336, USA.
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