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The Effects of Binding Ligand Variation on the Nickel Catalyzed Externally Initiated Polymerization of 2-Bromo-3-hexyl-5-iodothiophene

  1. Natalia Doubina1,
  2. Michelina Stoddard1,
  3. Hugo A. Bronstein2,
  4. Alex K.-Y. Jen1,2,
  5. Christine K. Luscombe2,*

Article first published online: 24 SEP 2009

DOI: 10.1002/macp.200900375

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Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volume 210, Issue 22, pages 1966–1972, November 24, 2009

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Doubina, N., Stoddard, M., Bronstein, H. A., Jen, A. K.-Y. and Luscombe, C. K. (2009), The Effects of Binding Ligand Variation on the Nickel Catalyzed Externally Initiated Polymerization of 2-Bromo-3-hexyl-5-iodothiophene. Macromol. Chem. Phys., 210: 1966–1972. doi: 10.1002/macp.200900375

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA Fax: (+1) 206 543 3100

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 NOV 2009
  2. Article first published online: 24 SEP 2009
  3. Manuscript Received: 28 JUL 2009

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Keywords:

  • catalysts;
  • chain;
  • growth;
  • polymerization;
  • polymerization (general);
  • polythiophene;
  • semiconducting polymers

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The effects of binding ligand variation on the externally initiated Ni catalyzed polymerization of P3HT were investigated using a novel methodology allowing facile screening of ligands. P3HT was synthesized with >80% initiator incorporation for both mono- and bidentate phosphine ligands. Variation of the initiating aryl group demonstrated vastly superior results for o-tolyl over p-tolyl substituents.

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