Synthesis, solid state structure and polymerisation of a fully planar cyclopentadithiophene.
The new fully planar cyclopentadithiophene, 4-n-dodecylidene-4H-cyclopenta(2,1-b;3,4-b')dithiophene, shows extensive pi-stacking in the solid state with short intermolecular distances (ca. 3.5 A) between adjacent molecules. Polymerisation of this monomer by two different protocols gave solution processable alkenyl-bridged cyclopentadithiophene polymers with extended pi-conjugation in the main chain.
Coppo
Paolo
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Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UK S3 7HF.
Adams
Harry
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Cupertino
Domenico C
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Yeates
Stephen G
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Turner
Michael L
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