Protocol for rapid synthesis of high-performance ambipolar semiconducting polymers using an all-C–H-activation strategy

Syntheses using classic coupling reactions can be tedious, leading to a dearth of ambipolar semiconducting polymers. Here, we detail the rapid synthesis of balanced ambipolar polymers by using a carbon-hydrogen (C-H) activation strategy. Using this protocol, two C-H reactive hydrogenated monomers and six ambipolar polymers can be rapidly synthesized within 2 h via C-H activation and the optoelectronic properties of the resultant polymers can be characterized. We also describe the fabrication process and performance evaluation of the ambipolar polymers-based organic transistors. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Shen et al. (2022).