6-Oxoverdazyl radical polymers with tunable electrochemical properties

Abstract

6-Oxoverdazyl radical polymers were synthesized and their tunable redox properties studied in solution and the solid-state. The preservation of the pendant 6-oxoverdazyl moieties in the polymers produced was confirmed through spectroscopic studies and comparison to closely related model compounds. The results of Kelvin probe force microscopy experiments highlighted the potential utility of 6-oxoverdazyl polymers as functional redox-active thin films.