Patent ID: 7649076

Claim:
A method of preparing a substituted polypyrrole, polyfuran, or copolymer thereof comprising the steps of: providing a multiplicity of at least one 2,5-dihalo-3,4-disubstituted-pyrrole monomer, at least one 2,5-dihalo-3,4-disubstituted-furan monomers, or a mixture thereof of the formula: or the formula: where X is independently F, Cl, Br, or I; Z and Z 1 are independently O or S; A is O or NR′; m is 0, 1, or 2; p is 0 or 1; and R, R′, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently H, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, a functional alkyl, aryl, functional aryl alkylaryl, functional alkylaryl group and where any or all of the multiple substituents R, R 1 , R 2 , or R 3 are chosen independently; and polymerizing said multiplicity of monomers.