Communication

Chem. Commun., 2009, 3354 - 3356, DOI: 10.1039/b907264k

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Formation of conjugated polymer brushes by surface-initiated catalyst-transfer polycondensation

S. Kyle Sontag, Nicholas Marshall and Jason Locklin

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Electroactive conjugated polymer brushes of poly(thiophene) and poly(phenylene) have been prepared via a surface-initiated Kumada-type polycondensation reaction, yielding films with a thickness up to 42 nm.

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