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Synfacts 2010(10): 1127-1127  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258635
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Fullerene as a Repeat Unit in a Novel Donor-Acceptor Polymer

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Stefanie A. Sydlik
R. C. Hiorns*, E. Cloutet, E. Ibarboure, A. Khoukh, H. Bejbouji, L. Vignau, H. Cramail
CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques and Université de Bordeaux, Pessac; Université de Pau et des Pay de l’Adour, Pau, France
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22 September 2010 (online)

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Significance

This is one of the first successful ­attempts to incorporate fullerene in the backbone of a polymer. Previous incorporations have been via end-capping or as pendant groups. In this case, the authors end-cap oligomers such as to create multiblock copolymers through a simple Williamson ether synthesis.