Dihetero amines in electrically conductive polymer compositions

A compound having Formula I

• wherein:
• Q is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of S, P, Se, Te, O, P═O, and NRo;
• Ro is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, deuterated alkyl, aryl, and deuterated aryl;
• R is selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, alkoxy, ether, polyether, fluoroalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, silyl, siloxane, siloxy, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated ether, deuterated polyether, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated silyl, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and deuterated germyl;
• with the proviso that when R is any non-H/D group it is terminated by a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alcohol, alkoxy, ether, amine, amide, ester, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphate, and deuterated analogs thereof;
• R′, R″, and R″′ are the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, alkoxy, ether, polyether, fluoroalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, silyl, siloxane, siloxy, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated ether, deuterated polyether, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated silyl, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and deuterated germyl;
• wherein two R′ groups can together represent a single bond which forms a fused ring;
• with the proviso that any non-H/D group may be terminated by a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alcohol, alkoxy, ether, amine, amide, ester, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphate, and deuterated analogs thereof;
• y is an integer from 0 to 4;
• and
• z is an integer from 0 to 4.

A polymer having Formula II

• wherein:
• Q is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of S, P, Se, Te, O, P═O, and NRo;
• Ro is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, deuterated alkyl, aryl, and deuterated aryl;
• R is selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, alkoxy, ether, polyether, fluoroalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, silyl, siloxane, siloxy, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated ether, deuterated polyether, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated silyl, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and deuterated germyl;
• with the proviso that when R is any non-H/D group it is terminated by a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alcohol, alkoxy, ether, amine, amide, ester, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphate, and deuterated analogs thereof;
• R′ and R″ are the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, alkoxy, ether, polyether, fluoroalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, silyl, siloxane, siloxy, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated ether, deuterated polyether, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated silyl, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and deuterated germyl;
• wherein two R′ groups can together represent a single bond which forms a fused ring;
• with the proviso that any non-H/D group may be terminated by a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alcohol, alkoxy, ether, amine, amide, ester, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphate, and deuterated analogs thereof;
• m is an integer from 1-5;
• n is an integer from 1-5;
• and
• o is an integer from 2-2000.

A polymer composition comprising a dihetero amine polymer doped with a non-fluorinated acid polymer, wherein the dihetero amine polymer has at least one monomeric unit having Formula II′:

• wherein:
• Q is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of S, P, Se, Te, O, P═O, and NRo;
• Ro is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, deuterated alkyl, aryl, and deuterated aryl;
• R is selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, alkoxy, ether, polyether, fluoroalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, silyl, siloxane, siloxy, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated ether, deuterated polyether, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated silyl, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and deuterated germyl;
• with the proviso that when R is any non-H/D group it is terminated by a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alcohol, alkoxy, ether, amine, amide, ester, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphate, and deuterated analogs thereof;
• R′ and R″ are the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, alkoxy, ether, polyether, fluoroalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, silyl, siloxane, siloxy, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated ether, deuterated polyether, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated silyl, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and deuterated germyl;
• wherein two R′ groups can together represent a single bond which forms a fused ring;
• with the proviso that any non-H/D group may be terminated by a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alcohol, alkoxy, ether, amine, amide, ester, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphate, and deuterated analogs thereof;
• m is an integer from 1-5;
• and
• n is an integer from 1-5.