Research Article

DFT Study of Polythiophene Energy Band Gap and Substitution Effects

Table 2

Values of dihedral angle (°) of the studied compounds obtained by B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level.

Compounds

8T179.96179.96179.96179.96179.96179.96179.96

8TOCHT180180180180180180180
HH161.49179.96170.17179.69169.86179.98161.51
TT180180180180180180180

8TCOCHT146.37155.18156/94154.19157.29152.34148.24
HH165.04126.17176.70132.04171.43130/92162.30
TT122.47170.57127.90168.60127.90170.60122.47

8TOOC175.85177.14175.93178.73179.92179.62179.97