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Processable Thiophene Copolymer With A Chiral Amino Acid Side Chain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Srinivasan Balasubramanian ,
Kethinni G. Chittibabu ,
Jayant Kumar  and
Sukant K. Tripathy
Jayant Kumar
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
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Abstract

Conjugated polymers in general, and polythiophenes in particular have been attracting attention in the field of molecular electronics. Polythiophenes functionalized at the β- position with various groups have resulted in processable, conjugated polymeric systems with applications such as organic electrodes, photorefractive materials, electro-luminescent devices, among others. We report the synthesis of a thiophene copolymer with alkyl and chiral amino acid substituents at the β- position. We have synthesized a solution processable poly[3-octylthiophene-co-(N-1-carboxyl, 2- (4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)ethyl)-3-thiophene acetamide] with 3-nitro-L-Tyrosine as the chiral amino acid side chain. The UV-Visible and optical rotatory dispersion spectra of the new copolymer are discussed.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 413: Symposium W – Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid State Materials III , 1995 , 695
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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