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Electrochemical studies of new donor‐acceptor oligothiophenes

Electrochemical studies on a series of new conjugated oligothiophene derivatives are reported. The molecular architectures (D−A and A−D−A) of these compounds present different donor cores (thiophene, bithiophene) with different numbers of 3‐octylthiophene units (that act as π‐bridge and solubilizing components). The acceptor end groups adopted were, in all the cases, ethyl cyanoacrylate units. The results from voltammetric experiments confirm the close relationship between the structure of these oligothiophenes and their electrochemical behavior.

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