Synthesis of bridged oligothiophenes: toward a new class of thiophene-based electroactive surfactants.
[structure: see text] A series of bridged oligothiophenes have been synthesized. Their novel molecular architecture, comprising two oligothiophenes linked together by a bridge at one alpha-extremity and one binding group at the other alpha-extremity, is expected to improve their utility as electroactive surfactants for semiconducting nanoparticles or organic electronics.
Edder
Carine
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Department of Chemistry, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.
Fréchet
Jean M J
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