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α — Terthienyl and pyrrole, substituted with alkylsulfonate side chains, can be polymerized electrochemically without the addition of a conduction salt. This gives rise to self-doped conducting polymers that are soluble in water in the doped state.
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Havinga, E.E., van Horssen, L.W., ten Hoeve, W. et al. Self-doped water-soluble conducting polymers. Polymer Bulletin 18, 277–281 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255122
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