Precise Stepwise Synthesis of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Brushes Grafted from Surfaces
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Selection of Donor and Acceptor Moieties
2.2. Synthesis of Monomers
2.3. Synthesis of Grafted D-A Polymer Brushes by Sonogashira Coupling
2.3.1. Varying the Grafting Density
2.3.2. Conductivity Measurements
2.4. Synthesis of Grafted D-A Polymer Brushes by Stille Coupling
2.5. Synthesis of Grafted D-A Polymer Brushes by Click Reaction
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Methods
3.3. DFT Calculation
3.4. Substrate Preparation
3.5. Preparation of the Initiator Monolayer for the Processes Based on Stille and Sonogashira Coupling
3.6. Preparation of the Initiator Monolayer for the Process Based on Huisgen Cycloaddition (Click Reaction)
3.7. Sonogashira Coupling
3.8. Stille Coupling
3.9. Click Reaction
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Moiety | HOMO (eV) | LUMO (eV) |
---|---|---|
M06-2X | ||
2,2′-bithiophene | −6.87387 | −2.76604 |
3,3′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bithiophene | −6.36066 | 0.34776 |
3,3′-dimethylo-2,2′-bithiophene | −7.04285 | 0.21334 |
benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole | −7.96260 | −1.37037 |
5,6-dinitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole | −9.41623 | −2.76604 |
MP4 | ||
2,2′-bithiophene | −7.84341 | 1.62126 |
3,3′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bithiophene | −7.47987 | 1.66425 |
3,3′-dimethylo-2,2′-bithiophene | −8.06954 | 1.71922 |
benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole | −9.00779 | 0.66369 |
5,6-dinitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole | −10.67530 | −0.76546 |
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Grobelny, A.; Grobelny, A.; Zapotoczny, S. Precise Stepwise Synthesis of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Brushes Grafted from Surfaces. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 6162. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23116162
Grobelny A, Grobelny A, Zapotoczny S. Precise Stepwise Synthesis of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Brushes Grafted from Surfaces. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(11):6162. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23116162
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrobelny, Anna, Artur Grobelny, and Szczepan Zapotoczny. 2022. "Precise Stepwise Synthesis of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Brushes Grafted from Surfaces" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 11: 6162. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23116162