Title of article :
A Highly Conjugated Polymerizable Fluorene-Based 1,3-Dithietane
Author/Authors :
Loganathan, Kavithaa Memorial University - Department of Chemistry, Canada , Pickup, Peter G. Memorial University - Department of Chemistry, Canada
Abstract :
Reaction of 2,7-(2-thienyl)fluoren-9-one with Lawesson’s reagent produces a low HOMO-LUMO gap1,3-dithietane that can be electrochemically polymerised to yield a low band gap poly(fluorene-co-dithiophene)copolymer
Keywords :
Dithietane , conducting polymer , fluorenone , band gap , copolymer , thiophene
Journal title :
letters in organic chemistry
Journal title :
letters in organic chemistry
