Synthesis of [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene pendant and norbornene random co-polymers via ring opening metathesis

Abstract

2-Octyl-7-(11-(cis-5-norbornene-endo-2,3-dicarboxylicimide)undecane)[1]benzothienopheno[3,2-b] benzothienophene (1) was synthesised and co-polymerised with varying amounts of 1-decyl(cis-5-norbornene-endo-2,3-dicarboxylic) imide (2) or norbornene, using a ruthenium catalyst, to produce a series of random co-polymers.