DFT calculations on emeraldine trimers are used to clarify the conformation and electronic effects of 2,6-dialkylsubstitution. Such calculations are compared to results of UV-Vis spectroscopy. An intriguing diminishment of band gap on interconversion from the syn to the anti form is discovered.
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