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Synfacts 2009(11): 1214-1214
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1218097
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1218097
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Electro-Fluorination of Polymers
S. Hayashi, S. Inagi, T. Fuchigami*
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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Publication History
Publication Date:
22 October 2009 (online)

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.