Issue 12, 2018

Cu(0)-RDRP of acrylates based on p-type organic semiconductors

Abstract

A series of four acrylic monomers were synthesized based on p-type organic semiconductor motifs found commonly in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) and organic photovoltaics (OPVs). These monomers are readily polymerized by a facile Cu(0) reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) procedure at room temperature, the kinetics of which are described in detail. The title polymers were obtained in high yield with low polydispersities, and display first-order polymerization kinetics up to high monomer conversion (≥93%). The optical, electrochemical and thermal properties for each of these p-type materials are also described. Overall, these methods provide a simple and low-cost route to well-defined materials with promise for applications in organic electronic devices.

Graphical abstract: Cu(0)-RDRP of acrylates based on p-type organic semiconductors

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Feb 2018
Accepted
27 Feb 2018
First published
07 Mar 2018

Polym. Chem., 2018,9, 1397-1403

Cu(0)-RDRP of acrylates based on p-type organic semiconductors

E. R. Sauvé, C. M. Tonge, N. R. Paisley, S. Cheng and Z. M. Hudson, Polym. Chem., 2018, 9, 1397 DOI: 10.1039/C8PY00295A

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