Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.381, 101-112, 2002
New soluble pi-conjugated tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) polymers bearing long alkyl side chains: Preparation by organometallic polycondensation, structure and chemical properties of the polymers
New soluble poly(arylene) polymers containing TTF units in a pi-conjugated main chain were obtained by organometallic polycondensation. The polymers assume an ordered structure in the solid and are electrochemically active to be oxidized at about 0.3 V vs. Ag+/Ag in cast films.
Keywords:tetrathiafulvalene;alkyl substituent;pi-conjugated polymer;ordering in the solid;electrochemistry