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Synfacts 2009(11): 1214-1214  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1218097
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Electro-Fluorination of Polymers

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager
S. Hayashi, S. Inagi, T. Fuchigami*
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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22 October 2009 (online)

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Significance

Fluorine’s small size and strong electronic effects make it an important building block in the design of organic electronic materials. The fluorinated polymer reported in this contribution shows a decreased band gap relative to poly(dioctylfluorene) (octyl groups in place of the F groups). The authors show that the fluorine groups do not significantly move the HOMO levels but lower the LUMO states by nearly 0.6 V.