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Wiley, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 11(212), p. 1129-1136, 2011

DOI: 10.1002/macp.201100078

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A Simple Route to Rod‐Coil Block Copolymers of Oligo‐and Polythiophenes with PMMA and Polystyrene

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Abstract

A simple and efficient approach for the preparation of rod-coil block copolymers comprising oligo- and polythiophenes blocks together with PMMA or PS blocks is described. The block copolymers were prepared using a two-step procedure. α,ω-dicarboxy-terminated oligothiophenes and carboxy terminated poly(3-hexylthiophene) were first prepared. These were then reacted with P4S10 in a second step to generate the α,ω-thioester terminated oligothiophenes and poly(3-hexylthiophene)s which were subsequently used in a one-pot reaction as RAFT polymerization agents with methylmethacrylate and styrene. The di- and tri-block copolymers hence obtained were fully characterized, both in solution and as thin films.