Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Thiophene-Based Electroactive Polymers

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dc.contributor.advisorIrvin, Jennifer A.
dc.contributor.authorSnapp-Leo, Marisa
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBetancourt, Tania
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJi, Chang
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-06T20:38:22Z
dc.date.available2019-05-06T20:38:22Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.description.abstractElectroactive polymers show great promise in a variety of applications, from chemical sensors to energy storage. Their properties such as solubility and band gap can be tailored through the strategic addition of substituents to the monomer. Extended conjugation monomers, which feature a central ring between electroactive moieties, were synthesized via different palladium catalyzed coupling reactions such as Negishi and Stille couplings. These monomers along with thiophene-based non-extended conjugation monomers were then polymerized chemically and electrochemically. Due to the color change these polymers exhibit during different redox states, spectroelectrochemistry was conducted to determine their band gap. Analysis of these compounds elucidated the impact different substituents had on the resulting polymers.
dc.description.departmentChemistry and Biochemistry
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent114 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationSnapp-Leo, M. (2019). <i>Synthesis and characterization of novel thiophene-based electroactive polymers</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/8150
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectElectroactive polymers
dc.subjectOrganic synthesis
dc.subjectElectrochemistry
dc.subject.lcshElectrochemistry
dc.subject.lcshConducting polymers
dc.titleSynthesis and Characterization of Novel Thiophene-Based Electroactive Polymers
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentChemistry and Biochemistry
thesis.degree.disciplineChemistry
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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