biostudies-literatureBertoncini BMinistero dell'Università e della RicercaPOLiBATTH2020 Excellent Sciencee2500488https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12464798biostudies-literatureUnknown9(9)Conjugated polymers have long been recognized as key materials in organic electronics, yet, in many instances, their processability remains challenging due to their inherent poor solubility and limited polymerization degrees, which limit the scope of several materials in device fabrication. In this study, a multipotent precursor strategy is introduced that enables the synthesis of high-molecular-weight conjugated materials incorporating either anthracene or anthraquinone units from a single precursor. These latter, based on 9,10-dihydroanthracene units, can be polymerized to high polymerization degrees and possess high solubility and processability, thanks to the flexibility of the main chain and the presence of sacrificial side chains. Different post-polymerization transformations allow tSmall methodsA Multipotent Precursor Approach for the Preparation of High-Molecular Weight Conjugated Polymers with Redox Active Units.PMC12464798885881FISA-2022-00983P2022FHCTETaddeucci AVivaldi FMMattoli VTrano SRaviolo SValdrighi IBella FBertoncini BCarlotti MfalseA Multipotent Precursor Approach for the Preparation of High-Molecular Weight Conjugated Polymers with Redox Active Units.Conjugated polymers have long been recognized as key materials in organic electronics, yet, in many instances, their processability remains challenging due to their inherent poor solubility and limited polymerization degrees, which limit the scope of several materials in device fabrication. In this study, a multipotent precursor strategy is introduced that enables the synthesis of high-molecular-weight conjugated materials incorporating either anthracene or anthraquinone units from a single precursor. These latter, based on 9,10-dihydroanthracene units, can be polymerized to high polymerization degrees and possess high solubility and processability, thanks to the flexibility of the main chain and the presence of sacrificial side chains. Different post-polymerization transformations allow t2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Sep2026-06-03T20:23:17.395Z2026-05-01T03:10:08.821ZS-EPMC124647984030413510.1002/smtd.202500488