Chiral Metals: Synthesis and Properties of A New Class of Conducting Polymers

Abstract

Abstract A new class of organic conductors, namely chiral conducting polymers, were prepared by three approaches. The synthesis of complexes incorporating either chiral polymer backbones, chiral dopants or chiral solvating ligands (for dopant ions) are described. Chiral complexes with conductivities as high as 60 S/cm have been obtained, but resulting conductivities are strongly dependent upon the structural nature of the complexes.