Controlled synthesis of conjugated random copolymers in a droplet-based microreactor

James H. Bannock; Mohammed Al-Hashimi; Siva H. Krishnadasan; Jonathan J.M. Halls; Martin Heeney; John C. De Mello

doi:10.1039/c3mh00066d

Controlled synthesis of conjugated random copolymers in a droplet-based microreactor

James H. Bannock
, Mohammed Al-Hashimi
, Siva H. Krishnadasan
, Jonathan J.M. Halls
, Martin Heeney^*
, John C. De Mello

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report the highly controlled synthesis of conjugated random copolymers in a droplet-based microfluidic reactor. Using two optically distinct polymers, poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and poly(3-hexylselenophene) (P3HS), a series of highly regioregular random copolymers is generated with physical properties intermediate to those of the parent homopolymers. Analysis by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals the co-polymerisation process to follow ideal Bernoullian behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	214-218
Number of pages	5
Journal	Materials Horizons
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3mh00066d
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

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