Issue 13, 2013
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Polymer Chemistry

Facile synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymersvia Steglich esterification†

Harikrishna Erothu,a   Arun A. Sohdi,a   Anitha C. Kumar,a   Andrew J. Sutherland,a   Christine Dagron-Lartigau,b   Ahmed Allal,b   Roger C. Hiorns*b  and  Paul D. Topham*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UK
E-mail: p.d.topham@aston.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)121 204 3413

b CNRS, Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche sur l'Environment et les Materiaux (EPCP, IPREM UMR 5254), 64053 Pau, France
E-mail: roger.hiorns@univ-pau.fr
Tel: +33 (0)540 175 016

Abstract

Poly(ethylene oxide) has been coupled to poly(3-hexylthiophene) using esterification to produce pure diblock copolymers, highly relevant for use in organic electronic devices. The new synthetic route described herein uses a metal-free coupling step, for the first time, to afford well-defined polymers in high yields following facile purification.

Graphical abstract: Facile synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymers via Steglich esterification

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3PY00505D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Apr 2013
Accepted
13 May 2013
First published
13 May 2013

Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 3652-3655

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Facile synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymers via Steglich esterification

H. Erothu, A. A. Sohdi, A. C. Kumar, A. J. Sutherland, C. Dagron-Lartigau, A. Allal, R. C. Hiorns and P. D. Topham, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 3652 DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00505D

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