New TBT based conducting polymers functionalized with redox-active tetrazines

Abstract We describe the synthesis of two new polymerizable monomers, and the subsequent polymers functionalized by tetrazine pendant groups, along with their electrochemical behaviour and fluorescence properties. In all cases a very stable conducting polymer is obtained, featuring both the redox activity of the main chain in oxidation and of the tetrazine functional group upon reduction. One of the polymers in addition exhibits an electrofluorochromic behaviour.