Using nickel catalyzed Suzuki catalyst transfer polymerization (CTP) Noonan and coworkers have recently demonstrated that the introduction of ester side chains in the family of polymers of thiophene and its analogues with other ring heteroatoms is an effective tool in tuning their electronic properties and improving their stability. This presentation will describe some structural and electronic consequences of this modification, which are particularly significant in polymers containing furan rings. The observed effects will be discussed in terms of the dynamic interplay between π bonding and torsional flexibility of polymer chains elucidated by DFT calculations.

Interplay between π bonding and conformational flexibility in conjugated polymers containing ester-side chains

254th National Meeting (2017)

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