Download or read book Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Poly (3-Hexylthiophene)-based Semiconducting Polymers written by Mussie Alemseghed and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The synthesis and characterization of a di-block copolymer containing regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and elastomeric poly(tetrahydrofuran) is presented. Hydroxypropyl-terminated poly(3-hexylthiophene) was subjected to chemical modification to generate end groups amenable for ring-opening cationic polymerization of tetrahydrofuran. This macroinitiator was used for the cationic ring-opening polymerization of tetrahydrofuran. 1 H NMR and SEC data confirmed the formation of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-poly(tetrahydrofuran) di-block copolymer with an estimated mobility value of 8.9 x 10 -3 cm 2 /V s.