Oxidative Photopolymerization of 3,4‐Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) via Graphitic Carbon Nitride: A Modular Toolbox for Attaining PEDOT**
Cansu Esen, Markus Antonietti, Barış Kumru
Abstract
Abstract Conductive polymers find key applications ranging from optoelectronics and OLEDs to conductive composite materials. The synthesis of conductive polymers from monomers, such as thiophene derivatives, pyrroles and aniline, mainly relies on oxidative polymerization, and the processing of so‐formed (insoluble) polymers is a major issue that needs to be addressed. In the present work, oxidative photopolymerization of 3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) by visible light employing the metal‐free semiconductor graphitic carbon nitride (g‐CN) is presented. Two main reaction pathways based on g‐CN content are described, and the formation of processable oligo‐EDOT is demonstrated.
Topics & Concepts
PEDOT:PSSMaterials scienceConductive polymerPhotopolymerPolymerizationThiopheneGraphitic carbon nitrideAnilinePoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)PolymerMonomerPolymer chemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryChemistryPhotocatalysisComposite materialCatalysisEngineeringConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPerovskite Materials and Applications