Long-chain 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene/thiophene oligomers and semiconducting thin films prepared by their electropolymerization

Electropolymerizable Thiophene-Oligonucleotides for Electrode Functionalization

Inserting complex biomolecules such as oligonucleotides during the synthesis of polymers remains an important challenge in the development of functionalized materials. In order to engineer such a biofunctionalized interface, a single-step method for the covalent immobilization of oligonucleotides (ONs) based on novel electropolymerizable lipid thiophene-oligonucleotide (L-ThON) conjugates was employed. Here, we report a new thiophene phosphoramidite building block for the synthesis of modified L-ThONs. The biofunctionalized material was obtained by direct electropolymerization of L-ThONs in the presence of 2,2'-bithiophene (BTh) to obtain a copolymer film on indium tin oxide electrodes. In situ electroconductance measurements and microstructural studies showed that the L-ThON was incorporated in the BTh copolymer backbone. Furthermore, the covalently immobilized L-ThON sequence showed selectivity in subsequent hybridization processes with a complementary target, demonstrating that L-ThONs can directly be used for manufacturing materials via an electropolymerization strategy. These results indicate that L-ThONs are promising candidates for the development of stable ON-based bioelectrochemical platforms.

Synthesis, photophysical and electropolymerization properties of thiophene-substituted 2,3-diphenylbuta-1,3-dienes

Electropolymerizable diphenylbuta-1,3-diene derivatives with AIE or AEE properties were synthesized allowing low bandgap polymers to be obtained through electropolymerization processes.

Exploring the electrochromic properties of poly(thieno[3,2-b]thiophene)s decorated with electron-deficient side groups

Electron-deficient cyanophenyl side groups decrease the response time and drastically improve the stability of electrochromic polymers.

Effect of monomers’ structure on self-acid-assisted polycondensation for the synthesis of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and homopolythiophene

PEDOT and homopolythiophene were synthesized by self-acid-assisted polycondensation (SAAP) based on mono-halogen substituted thiophene derivative monomers. Our results reveal that substituted halogen (bromo or iodo) positions play an important role in SAAP.