Chain-Growth Polymerization of 2-Chlorothiophenes Promoted by Lewis Acids

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Bonillo Fernandez, Baltasar; Swager, Timothy Manning
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Abstract
Lewis acids promote the polymerization of several 2-chloroalkylenedioxythiophenes, providing high-molecular-weight conjugated polymers. The proposed mechanism is a cationic chain-growth polymerization, as confirmed by end-capping reactions and a linear correlation of molecular weight with percent conversion. The “living” character of this process was used to prepare new block copolymers.
Date issued
2012-11
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84605
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Journal
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Citation
Bonillo, Baltasar, and Timothy M. Swager. “Chain-Growth Polymerization of 2-Chlorothiophenes Promoted by Lewis Acids.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, no. 46 (November 21, 2012): 18916-18919.
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0002-7863
1520-5126
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