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Synfacts 2010(7): 0774-0774  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1220059
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Reversible Conjugated Polymer Synthesis

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Stefanie A. Sydlik
B. C. Norris, C. W. Bielawski*
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
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Publication Date:
22 June 2010 (online)

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Significance

A novel class of reversible conductive polymers were developed based on aromatic bis(isocyanate)s and complementary bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)s. This polymer is one of the few examples of a conjugated polymer that can reversibly be polymerized and depolymerized. These types of polymers show promise for ­reconfigurable and self-healing materials in ­electronics.