Chemistry Letters, Vol.41, No.2, 140-141, 2012
Benzo[b]trithiophene Polymer Network Prepared by Electrochemical Polymerization with a Combination of Thermal Conversion
A two-step procedure of two-dimensional polymer constructed from benzo[b]trithiophene (BTT) was proposed by electrochemical polymerization and thermal conversion. Electropolymerized BTT oligomer on an electrode was thermally converted to conjugated polymer. Obtained conductive material is found to retain BTT structure by Raman spectra and to extend pi conjugation by absorption spectra.