Further evidence for spontaneous solid-state polymerisation reactions in 2,5-dibromothiophene derivatives

Howard J. Spencer; Rory Berridge; David J. Crouch; Shaun P. Wright; Mark Giles; Iain McCulloch; Simon J. Coles; Michael B. Hursthouse; Peter J. Skabara

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Further evidence for spontaneous solid-state polymerisation reactions in 2,5-dibromothiophene derivatives

Howard J. Spencer, Rory Berridge, David J. Crouch, Shaun P. Wright, Mark Giles, Iain McCulloch, Simon J. Coles, Michael B. Hursthouse, Peter J. Skabara^*

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Three new, highly crystalline 2,5-dibromothiophene compounds polymerise on standing in the absence of solvent and catalyst; X-ray crystallography shows that the molecules are held in close proximity by several short intermolecular contacts, facilitating the coupling of monomers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2075-2077
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry
Volume	13
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b307575n
State	Published - Sep 1 2003
Externally published	Yes

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