The synthesis of conjugated polymers and aromatic structures has been dominated by transition metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and oxidative condensation reactions.  New approaches and conditions are needed to create materials with increased structural diversity.  This lecture will detail recent ionic chain-growth methods developed in our group for the synthesis of conjugated polymers as well as general end-capping sequences that can be used to make complex block polymers that can be used for the formation of responsive nanoparticles and organized assemblies.  New solvent-free methods will also be discussed that produce materials in an economically fashion.

Chain-growth methods for the synthesis of conjugated polymers

247th National Meeting (2014)

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