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Donor–acceptor–donor type conjugated polymers for electrochromic applications: benzimidazole as the acceptor unit

H Akpınar, A Balan, D Baran, EK Ünver, L Toppare

Index: Akpinar, Hava; Balan, Abidin; Baran, Derya; Uenver, Elif Koese; Toppare, Levent Polymer, 2010 , vol. 51, # 26 p. 6123 - 6131

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Abstract

Donor–acceptor–donor (DAD) type benzimidazole (BIm) and 3, 4 ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) bearing monomers were synthesized and electrochemically polymerized. Pendant group at 2-C position of the imidazole ring was functionalized with phenyl (P1), EDOT (P2) and ferrocene (P3) in order to observe substituent effect on electrochemical and electrochromic properties of corresponding polymers. Spectroelectrochemical results ...