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Poly(3-butylthiophene-2,5-diyl)

regioregular

Synonym(s):

P3BT

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23

mol wt

Mw 54,000 (typical)

color

black

solubility

chlorinated solvents: soluble (partially soluble in THF, diethylether)

fluorescence

λex 440 nm; λem 567 nm in chloroform

Mw/Mn

2.3 (typical)

InChI

1S/C10H16S/c1-4-5-6-10-7-8(2)11-9(10)3/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3

InChI key

DUOSBQJOYVIVOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Conducting polymer, 80-90% head-to-tail regiospecific conformation.
Poly(3-butylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3BT) is an alkylthiophene based conducting polymer that can be used as a donor molecule in the development of organic electronics. It is a π-conjugating polymer with a π-π stacking distance of 0.395 nm.

Application

P3BT can act as a hole transporting layer (HTL) which can potentially be used in the fabrication of organic field effect transistors (OFETs), chemical sensors, rechargeable batteries and polymeric solar cells (PSCs).
Rechargeable battery electrodes, electrochromic devices, chemical and optical sensors, light-emitting diodes, microelectrical amplifiers, field-effect transistors and non-linear optical materials.

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

Citation

For solid state properties see J. Am. Chem. Soc. .

Legal Information

Product of Rieke Metals, Inc.
Rieke is a registered trademark of Rieke Metals, Inc.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Effect of alkyl side-chain length and solvent on the luminescent characteristics of poly (3-n-alkylthiophene)
Shin C and Lee H
Synthetic Metals, 140(2-3), 177-181 (2004)
All-organic thin-film transistors patterned by means of selective electropolymerization
Becker E, et al.
Applied Physics Letters, 83(19), 4044-4046 (2003)
High molecular weights, polydispersities, and annealing temperatures in the optimization of bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene) or poly (3-butylthiophene)
Hiorns RC, et al.
Advances in Functional Materials, 16(17), 2263-2273 (2006)
Nanofiber preparation by whisker method using solvent-soluble conducting polymers
Samitsu S, et al.
Thin Solid Films, 516(9), 2478-2486 (2008)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 117, 233-233 (1994)

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