Efficient post-functionalization of conductive polymer films was achieved by Cu(+)-catalyzed "click"-cycloaddition of novel poly(azidomethyl-EDOT) and various functionalized terminal alkynes under mild heterogeneous conditions with high conversion efficiencies.

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Carbohydrate-functionalized oligothiophenes have been synthesized applying mild Sonogashira cross-coupling conditions. In an aqueous environment the amphiphilic hybrids self-assemble into chiral superstructures as a result of multiple hydrogen bond interactions and the helicity of the aggregates is controllable by the configuration of the carbohydrate unit. By means of atomic force microscopy highly ordered layer arrangements on substrates were characterized.

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Oligothiophene-proline hybrids were synthesized via click-reaction showing intriguing self-assembly behavior in an aqueous environment by forming chiral superstructures, whose helicity is controlled by the configuration of the amino acid moiety.