MALDI-MS Evaluation of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Synthesized by Chemical Oxidation with FeCl3

• Published in: Macromolecules Vol. 34; no. 23; pp. 7999 - 8004
• Main Authors: McCarley, Tracy Donovan, Noble, DuBois, C. J, McCarley, Robin L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 06.11.2001
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Exact sciences and technology; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Properties and characterization; Structure, morphology and analysis; Matrix isolation; Conducting polymers; End group; Molecular structure; Thiophene derivative polymer; Iron III Chlorides; Oxidative polymerization; Experimental study; Mass spectrometry; Laser desorption

Poly(3-hexylthiophene) synthesized by chemical oxidation with FeCl3 was investigated with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) using either dithranol or the electron-transfer matrices terthiophene and anthracene. Two to three series of ions were observed in the MA...