ŘAddition of solubilizing side
chains to “conducting” polymers has created a myriad of new, processible polymers.
Keys to conducting
polymer applications:
Synthetic control and processibility
Synthetic control and processibility
Examples:
a) Regioregular poly(3-hexyl thiophene) or r-P3HT
b) Poly(2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexoxy)-phenylene vinylene) or 2MehPPV
c) Polyaniline dodecylbenzene sulfonate or DBSA-PANI
N
H
N
H
N
H
N
H
b)
a)
S
S
S
S
S
S
c)
O
O
O
O
ŘCompeting interactions and chemical
incompatibilities (i.e. polar vs. nonpolar)
has given rise to new structure/property
relationships.