Polysiloles and Related Silole-Containing Polymers

1 Introduction

2 Electronic Structure of Silole

3 Synthetic Routes to Silole Monomers

4 Poly(2,5-Silole)s

5 Silole-Based π-Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers

6 Poly(1,1-Silole)s and Silole-Containing Polysilanes

7 Other Silole-Containing Polymers

8 Application to Organic Electroluminescent Devices

9 Conclusion

Keywords: polysiloles and related silole-containing polymers; silole electronic structure; synthetic routes to silole monomers; silole (silacyclopentadiene) - silicon-containing five-membered cyclic diene; polysiloles and related silole-containing polymers; fused silole ring systems; poly(1,1-silole)s and silole-containing polysilanes; other silole-containing polymers