Recent Advances in Polythiophene Synthesis by Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions

A review. The synthesis of well-defined macromols. using polymn. processes is a challenging and important task in org. chem. Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions represent an important tool in the chemist's armory, combining high efficiency, low catalyst loadings, high tolerance to a variety of functional groups and solvents and moderate reaction temps. (25-100�?). The present review is an account of the recent literature involving Pd-catalyzed, cross-coupling based polymns. for the synthesis of polythiophenes, and the use of this and related compds. in polymer and material science. [on SciFinder(R)]