Handbook of oligo- and polythiophenes / / Denis Fichou

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910831100203321
• Autore: Fichou Denis
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, [Germany] : , : Wiley-VCH, , 1999; ©1999
• ISBN: 1-282-01020-4; 9786612010200; 3-527-61171-1; 3-527-61170-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (560 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FichouDenis
• Disciplina: 547.594; 547.7
• Soggetti: Thiophenes; Polythiophenes
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Handbook of Oligo- and Polythiophenes; Contents; 1 The Chemistry of Conducting Polythiophenes: from Synthesis to Self-Assembly to Intelligent Materials; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Chemical Synthesis of Unsubstituted Polythiophene (PT); 1.3 Chemcial Synthesis of Polyalkylthiophenes (PATs); 1.3.1 Straight Alkyl Side Chains; 1.3.1.1 Chemical Synthesis of PATs; 1.3.1.1.1 Metal Catalyed Cross-coupling Polymerizations; 1.3.1.1.2 FeCl3 Method for the Polymerization of PATs; 1.3.1.2 Comparison of the Above Methods; 1.3.1.3 Regioregular PATs; 1.3.1.3.1 Regioregular HH-TT and TT-HH PATs; 1.3.1.4 Regioregular, Head-to-Tail Coupled PATs1.3.1.4.1 The McCullough Method; 1.3.1.4.2 The Rieke Method; 1.3.1.4.3 The Mechanism and Catalyst Choice; 1.3.1.4.4 NMR Characterization of HT-PAT; 1.3.1.4.5 IR and UV-Vis; 1.3.1.4.6 Self-Assembly, X-ray, and Electrical Conductivity in HT-PATs; 1.3.1.4.7 Other Methods; 1.3.1.4.8 Random Copolymers of Alkyl Thiophenes; 1.3.1.4.9 Head-to-Tail Coupled, Random Copolymers of Alkyl Thiophenes; 1.3.1.5 Branched Alkyl PATs; 1.3.1.6 PTs with Phenyl Sidechains; 1.4 Chemical Synthesis of Heteroatomic Functionalized Substituents on PTs: Recognition Sites for Self-Assembly and Chemical Sensing1.4.1 Chemical Synthesis of Alkoxy Polythiophenes; 1.4.2 Chemical Prepared Alkoxy PTs as Conducting Polymer Sensors; 1.4.3 Chiral Substituents on PT; 1.4.4 Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Self-Assembly and Sensors; 1.4.5 Other Derivatives of PT; 1.5 Fused Rings Systems; 1.6 Conclusion; References; 2 Electronic Properties of Polythiophenes; 2.1 General Aspects of Conducting Polymers; 2.2 Structure and Conformation of Polythiophenes; 2.2.1 Morphology and Crystal Structure2.2.2 Conformational Features; 2.3 Electronic Processes of Polythiophenes; 2.3.1 Charge Excitations in Polythiophenes; 2.3.2 Charge Transport in Polythiophenes; 2.3.3 Carrier Recombination: Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence; 2.3.4 Spectroscopic Studies of the Charged States; 2.3.4.1 Charge Storage Configurations in Solids and their Anisotropic Properties; 2.3.4.2 Properties in Solutions; 2.4 Concluding Remarks and Future Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; 3 The Synthesis of Oligothiphenes; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Synthesis of Oligothiophenes; 3.2.1 Unsubstituted Oligothiphenes3.2.1.1 Arene/arene-Coupling Methods by Oxidative Couplings; 3.2.1.2 Transition Metal Catalyzed Coupling Methods; 3.2.1.3 Ring Closure Reactions from Acyclic Precursors; 3.2.1.4 Physical Properties of α-Oligothiophenes and Isomers; 3.2.2 Substituted Oligothiophenes; 3.2.2.1 ß,ß-Substituted Oligothiophenes; 3.2.2.2 α,α'-Substituted Oligothiophenes; 3.2.2.3 α,β-Substituted Oligothiophenes; 3.2.2.4 Functionalized Oligothiophenes; 3.2.2.5 Amphiphilic Oligothiophenes; 3.2.2.6 Transition Metal Complexes of Oligothiophenes; 3.3 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References
• Sommario/riassunto: This first concise handbook on this important new class of organic conducting materials gives a broad survey over this emerging field of research.The physical background is covered as well as the synthesis, electronic and nonlinear optical properties and applications of these advanced materials. This information will be of high value for graduate students, researchers and practitioners working in the interdisciplinary field of materials science, polymer and organic chemistry and applied physics.