title: Carbanionic route to electroactive carbon-centered anion and radical oligomers.
abstract: The synthesis of poly-1,3-bisdiphenylene-2-phenyl allyl (BDPA) radicals via a new anionic oligomerization strategy is reported. The material displays a reversible reduction from the orange-red radical to the blue carbanion in solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Dane
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Swager