Synthesis of optically active regioregular polythiophenes and their self-organization at the air-water interface

Regioregular polythiophenes containing an optically active substituent in the third position of the thiophene ring, head-to-tail poly(3-[2-((S)-1-methyloctyloxy)ethyl]thiophene)s (HT-P(S)MOETs), were synthesized using highly reactive zinc. For comparison, HT-P(R)MOET and achiral HT-P(±)MOET also wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 29(2013), 27 vom: 09. Juli, Seite 8718-27
1. Verfasser: Takeoka, Yuko (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Saito, Fumihiko, Rikukawa, Masahiro
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Polymers Thiophenes Water 059QF0KO0R polythiophene 25233-34-5
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Zusammenfassung:Regioregular polythiophenes containing an optically active substituent in the third position of the thiophene ring, head-to-tail poly(3-[2-((S)-1-methyloctyloxy)ethyl]thiophene)s (HT-P(S)MOETs), were synthesized using highly reactive zinc. For comparison, HT-P(R)MOET and achiral HT-P(±)MOET also were synthesized from R-type monomers and racemic monomers, respectively. The HT-PMOET possessed greater than 95% head-to-tail coupling with a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) between 1.96 × 10(4) and 2.94 × 10(4). The polymers were characterized using (1)H and (13)C NMR, optical rotatory power measurements, circular dichroism (CD), and UV-vis spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction patterns of the cast films demonstrated that regioregular HT-PMOET possessed a strong tendency to self-assemble into highly ordered, crystalline structures. The HT-P(S)MOET and HT-P(R)MOET showed strong Cotton effects, while HT-P(±)MOET showed very weak Cotton effects. The presence of a circular dichroism effect indicated that the side chain chirality induced optical activity in poly(thiophene) main chains. The monolayer formation of HT-PMOET spread on the water surface was characterized using a pressure-area (π-A) isotherm. The molecular areas of HT-P(S)MOET and HT-P(R)MOET molecules on the water surface were 33.5 and 32.9 Å(2), respectively, at 10 °C, which were larger than that of HT-P(±)MOET (27.9 Å(2)), suggesting that optically active HT-PMOET expanded because of the chiral repulsion between side chains. Multilayer films of HT-PMOET were prepared by repeating horizontal deposition of the monolayer on the water surface. The multilayer films of optically active HT-PMOET obtained showed stronger Cotton effects than did the cast films. In addition, electrical conductivities of HT-PMOET multilayer films were superior to those of spin-coated films. Head-to-tail poly(3-[2-((S)-1-methylpropyloxy)ethyl]thiophene) (HT-P(S)MPET), which contained shorter side chain lengths compared to HT-P(S)MOET, also was synthesized. The CD intensities of HT-P(S)MPET multilayer films were smaller than those of HT-P(S)MOET multilayer films, suggesting that the optically active side-chain length is critically important to the optically active self-assembly
Beschreibung:Date Completed 07.02.2014
Date Revised 25.11.2016
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Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la4015527