Conducting polymers via a novel polymerization reaction
Hans Wynberg, Ton R. Vries, Kees Pouwer, E. Havinga, Egbert W. Meijer · TU/e Research Portal · 1989
A review with 7 refs. on the 1,4-addn. reaction between arom. aldehydes and Mannich bases (the Stetter reaction) used to polymerize appropriately functionalized aroms., yielding poly-1,4-diketones which in turn can be transformed to thiophenes and pyrroles.