Ebook: Poly(arylene etynylene)s: From Synthesis to Application

..."When considering conjugated polymers, one typically first thinks of poly(phenylene vinylene) or polythiophene (PPV and PT, respectively). These materilas have been the focus of much scientific research, because of their history in the area of polymer light-emitting devices (PPV) and in organic semiconductors (PT)."..." This book provides a highly useful snapshot view of the field of PPEs as it stands today. It should serve as an excellent resource for active researchers as well as for beginning students interested in learning more about conjugated polymers and PPEs in particular."...

from: J.Am.Chem.Soc. Vol. 128, No. 5, 2006, p. 1773.

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This review discusses the progress in the synthesis of poly(aryleneethynylene)s (PAEs). It covers the literature from 1999 through 2003. The last comprehensive review of РАЕ synthesis appeared in 2000. The present review comprehensively updates the developments in the synthesis of PAEs. Synthetic methods are discussed first, followed by the description of PAEs with novel structures and topologies. Progress has been made in the field of water-soluble and bioavailable poly(para-phenyleneethynylene)s (PPEs) and in the field of heterocyclic PAEs. In the last section the polymer-analogous reactions of PAEs are treated. Reduction and metal complexation are discussed. Most of the novel PAEs are proposed for applications in "plastic electronics" and/or in sensors.