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Defining Space Around Conjugated Polymers: New Vistas in Self-Amplifying Sensory Materials

Title

Defining Space Around Conjugated Polymers: New Vistas in Self-Amplifying Sensory Materials

Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2004
Journal
Synlett
Pagination
149–154
ISSN
0936-5214
Abstract
A review. Synthetic strategies to control interchain electronic communications within conjugated polymers (CPs) are described. Novel chem. architectures built on iptycenes, metallorotaxanes, and canopied pyrroles restrict the dimensionality of electronic structures responsible for exciton and charge transport. Structure-property relationships emerging from studies of selected systems are discussed, focusing on their implications for the sensitivity of these materials as sensors. [on SciFinder(R)]