Toward functionalized conducting polymers: synthesis and characterization of novel beta-(styryl)terthiophenes

Gavin E Collis; Anthony K Burrell; Sonya M Scott; David L Officer

doi:10.1021/jo034855g

Toward functionalized conducting polymers: synthesis and characterization of novel beta-(styryl)terthiophenes

J Org Chem. 2003 Nov 14;68(23):8974-83. doi: 10.1021/jo034855g.

Authors

Gavin E Collis¹, Anthony K Burrell, Sonya M Scott, David L Officer

Affiliation

¹ Actinide, Catalysis and Separations Chemistry, C-SIC, Mail Stop J514, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.

PMID: 14604370
DOI: 10.1021/jo034855g

Abstract

Metal-catalyzed coupling methodologies have been employed in the synthesis of the key building block 3'-formyl-2,2':5',2"-terthiophene. Wittig olefinations with this aldehyde have produced five novel beta-styryl-substituted terthiophene monomers. These materials have been fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy, microanalysis, mass spectrometry, and X-ray crystal structure analysis. The results from the UV/visible spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetric investigations are reported.