Design and Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers

Leclerc, Mario; Morin, Jean-Francois

ISBN 10: 3527324747 / ISBN 13: 9783527324743

Published by Wiley-VCH, 2010

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Hardcover, xv + 363 pages, NOT ex-library. Printed in Germany. Pages are clean with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show light shelfwear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This systematic guide compiles well-tested, reproducible synthesis protocols for key conjugated polymer families, enabling the rational design of materials for organo-electronic applications. Chapters detail substituted polyacetylenes (functional properties: conductivity, luminescence, sensing), Suzuki polycondensation for polyarylenes (monomer purity, catalyst optimization, molar mass control), regioregular polythiophenes (McCullough, Rieke, GRIM methods, microstructure tuning), poly(phenylenevinylene)s (Gilch, Wessling, Heck/Stille couplings), poly(aryleneethynylene)s (palladium-catalyzed and metathesis routes), polyfluorenes, poly(2,7-carbazole)s, ladder polymers, and silole-containing systems. By linking synthetic strategies directly to device performance in OFETs, PLEDs (emission color tuning), and OPVs, the book bridges fundamental polymer chemistry with a practical, method-centric focus. -- Unique in its synthesis-driven approach, this book remains essential for optimizing materials in organic photovoltaics, LEDs, and transistors. Its detailed, validated protocols save time and resources, guiding researchers toward stable, high-performance polymers for flexible electronics, biosensors, and sustainable energy. An indispensable resource for chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers advancing the field.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design and Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3527324747
• ISBN 13: 9783527324743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

This first systematic compilation of synthesis methods for different classes of polymers describes well-tested and reproducible procedures, thus saving time, money and chemicals.
Each chapter presents the latest method for a specific class of conjugated polymers with a particular emphasis on the design aspects for organo-electronic applications. In this concise and practically oriented manner, readers are introduced to the strategies of influencing and controlling the polymer properties with respect to their use in the desired device.
This style of presentation quickly helps researchers in their daily lab work and prevents them from reinventing the wheel over and over again.

About the Author

Mario Leclerc was awarded a Ph.D. in chemistry from Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada, in 1987, under the guidance of Prof. R.E. Prud?homme. After a short post-doctoral stay at INRS-Energie et Matériaux near Montréal with professor L.H. Dao, he joined the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, in Mainz, Germany, as a post-doctoral fellow in the research group of Prof. Dr. G. Wegner. In 1989, he accepted a position of professor at the department of chemistry of Université de Montréal. He returned to Université Laval in 1998 where he holds since 2001 the Canada Research Chair on Electroactive and Photoactive Polymers. His current research activities include the synthesis and characterization of new conjugated oligomers and polymers for applications in micro- and nano-electronics, electro-optics, genomics, and proteomics.

Jean-François Morin is Assistant Professor at Université Laval in the Department of Chemistry. After his PhD in Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Mario Leclerc, he went to the Tour group at Rice University in Houston, USA, as a post-doctoral research fellow and worked on the development of self-propelled nanomachines on surfaces. In 2006 he moved back to Laval where his current research activities include the synthesis and characterization of organic nanotubes, nanoscale machinery, n-type organic materials and rotaxane-based nanomaterials for surface modification.