There is a significant need for economic and environmentally sustainable chemistry in both academia and industry. The field of organic electronics is also rapidly growing due to substantial interest in semiconducting polymers. A major limitation associated with semiconducting polymers is their synthesis, which often requires many synthetic steps and relies on stoichiometric amounts of toxic metallic reagents. For a technology to be sustainable, both the economic and environmental costs must be feasible. Recently, significant effort has been expended towards synthesizing semiconducting polymers with greener biomass-derived solvents, more sustainable catalysts, and under energy-efficient reaction conditions. This review highlights key efforts in synthesizing environmentally benign, scalable, and high-performing semiconducting polymers.

学术界和工业界都非常需要经济和环境可持续的化学。由于对半导体聚合物的极大兴趣，有机电子领域也迅速增长。与半导体聚合物相关的主要限制是它们的合成，这通常需要许多合成步骤，并且依赖于化学计量的有毒金属试剂。为了使技术具有可持续性，经济和环境成本都必须可行。近来，已花费大量努力来与具有更绿色的生物质来源的溶剂，更可持续的催化剂并且在节能反应条件下合成半导体聚合物。这篇综述重点介绍了在合成环境友好，可扩展和高性能的半导体聚合物方面的主要努力。