Biosourced Monomers: Toward Sustainable Conjugated Polymers for Organic Electronics

Organic electronic materials are starting to appear in various applications, but there are still hurdles to overcome before the average consumer can get them in their hands. Right now, most polymers in the field of organic electronics are made from petroleum derivatives. However, new sources of platform chemicals and monomers are being explored. This perspective article highlights ways that have been explored to avoid the use of petrochemicals and demonstrates new pathways that can be taken to increase the sustainability of conjugated polymers in organic electronics. This perspective article focuses on the various sources of monomers employed in recent years for the synthesis of π‐conjugated polymers. It also presents sustainable pathways for the synthesis of this class of materials.