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Electrochemical preparation of an electroactive polymer poly(dodecyloxy dibenzothiophene) (polyDDBTh) from hydroxyl dibenzothiophene (HDBTh) as a bioconverted monomer

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A combination of biotechnological and electrochemical techniques is employed to synthesize an electroactive π-conjugated polymer. The monomer precursor bearing a hydroxyl group is obtained by the bioconversion of dibenzothiophene. An alkyl chain substituent is introduced by Williamson etherification with the aid of crown ether, and electrochemical polymerization is carried out by repeated potential scanning of the monomer in an electrolytic reaction solution. The polymer film thus prepared is shown to exhibit good electroactive characteristics.

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The authors thank the Engineering Workshop and the Chemical Analysis Center of the University of Tsukuba for glasswork and NMR measurements. The authors wish to express our sincere appreciation to Prof. K. Akagi for continuing encouragement.

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  1. Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Institute of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573, Japan

    Hiromasa Goto, Yong-Soo Jeong & Kohsuke Kawabata

  2. Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan

    Masaki Takada, Takuya Kotanagi, Hideyuki Shigemori & Nobuhiko Nomura

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Goto, H., Jeong, YS., Kawabata, K. et al. Electrochemical preparation of an electroactive polymer poly(dodecyloxy dibenzothiophene) (polyDDBTh) from hydroxyl dibenzothiophene (HDBTh) as a bioconverted monomer. J Appl Electrochem 40, 191–195 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-009-9994-z

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