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SUBMITTER: Boufflet P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5408564 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20161215 3
A convenient method of introducing pentafluorobenzene (PFB) as a single end-group in polythiophene derivatives is reported <i>via in situ</i> quenching of the polymerization. We demonstrate that the PFB-group is a particularly useful end-group due to its ability to undergo fast nucleophilic aromatic substitutions. Using this molecular handle, we are able to quantitatively tether a variety of common nucleophiles to the polythiophene backbone. The mild conditions required for the reaction allows s ...[more]