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Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.57, No.9, 945-951, 2019
Simple synthesis of end functionalized regioregular poly(3-hexyl thiophene) by catalytic-initiated Kumada catalyst transfer polymerization
A simple but efficient route to the preparation of aromatic end-functionalized regioregular poly(3-hexyl thiophene) through catalytic initiated Kumada catalyst transfer polymerization from easily accessible reagents is reported here. The introduction of an aromatic moiety at one end of the poly(3-hexyl-thiophene) (P3HT) chain was confirmed by NMR, by MALDI-TOF analysis, and also by successful syntheis of rod-coil-conjugated block copolymers either from a proper end-functionalized P3HT or from an end-functionalized coil polymer.
Keywords:conjugated polymer;poly(3-hexyl thiophene);Kumada catalyst transfer polymerization (KCTP);end-functionalized polymer