Continuous flow synthesis of conjugated polymers

Helga Seyler; David J Jones; Andrew B Holmes; Wallace WH Wong

Journal article

Continuous flow synthesis of conjugated polymers

Helga Seyler, David J Jones, Andrew B Holmes, Wallace WH Wong

Chemical Communications | Royal Society of Chemistry | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1039/c1cc14315h

Abstract

A selection of conjugated polymers, widely studied in organic electronics, was synthesised using continuous flow methodology. As a result of superior heat transfer and reagent control, excellent polymer molecular mass distributions were achieved in significantly reduced reaction times compared to conventional batch reactions.

University of Melbourne Researchers

David Jones Author

Andrew Holmes Author

Wallace Wong Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Australian Solar Institute (fellowship and project grant), the Australian Research Council (DP0877325), the Victorian State Government (DBI-VSA and DPI-ETIS), CSIRO (A Polyzos, C H Hornung) and the University of Melbourne.