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Poly(pyridinium phenylene)s: Water-soluble N-type polymers
Izuhara, Daisuke,Swager, Timothy M.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 17724 - 17725 (2010/04/01)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Poly(pyridinium phenylene) conjugated polymers are synthesized by a cross-coupling and cyclization sequence. These polyelectrolytes are freely soluble in water and display high degrees of electroactivity. When reduced (n-doped) these materials display in situ conductivities as high as 160 S/cm. The high conductivity is attributed to the planar structure that is enforced by the cyclic structures of the polymer. The electron affinities are compared to PCBM, a C60 based n-type material. We find that these polymers undergo excited state electron transfer reactions with other donor conjugated polymers and hence may find utility in photovoltaic devices.
