Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

PEDOT

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT or PEDT; IUPAC name poly(2,3-dihydrothieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxane-5,7-diyl)) is a conducting polymer based on 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene or EDOT. It was first reported by Bayer AG in 1989.[1]

  1. ^ EP Patent 0339340A2, Friedrich Jonas, Gerhard Heywang, Werner Schmidtberg, Jürgen Heinze, Michael Dietrich, "Polythiophenes, Process for Their Preparation and Their Use", published 1989-11-02, issued 1999-12-29, assigned to BAYER AG