Synthesis and Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Characterisation of a Conducting Polythiophene Bearing a Chiralβ-Substituent: Polymerisation of (+)-4,4′-Bis[(S)-2-methylbutylsulfanyl]-2,2′-bithiophene
摘要:
A regioregular head-to-head/tail-to-tail poly(beta,beta'-disubstituted bithiophene) P1 was synthesised by chemical and electrochemical polymerisation of 2,2'-bithiophene that bears (S)-2-methylbutylsulfanyl chains in the beta and beta'-positions. The polymer was characterised by GPC, NMR and UV/Vis spectroscopy, CD, AFM and by electrochemical and conductivity measurements. The CD spectra of P1 in solutions in which poor solvents are present show interesting features and allow the presence of different optically active species to be distinguished. Upon varying the casting conditions of P1, different relative amounts of grainy and homogeneous aggregated phases were observed in AFM micrographies of films and corresponding negative or positive first Cotton effects were found in the CD spectra. AFM, CD and UV/Vis characterisations were also performed on an electrogenerated optically active polymer PE1. in order to make a comparison with the chemically synthesised one. The interesting, small band gap of P1 allows for easy p- and n-electrochemical doping.
In situ observation of place exchange reactions of gold nanoparticles. Correlation of monolayer structure and stability
作者:Rui Hong、Joseph M. Fernández、Hiroshi Nakade、Rochelle Arvizo、Todd Emrick、Vincent M. Rotello
DOI:10.1039/b603988j
日期:——
Place exchange reactions were studied using dye displacement: subtle changes in ligand structure greatly affected both the rate of displacement and the stability of the monolayer.