The present invention relates to polythiophenes, particularly regioregular
head-to-tail poly(3-alkylthiophenes) (HT-PATs), block copolymers made
therefrom, and their methods of formation. The present invention provides
HT-PATs with well-defined, specific end-groups, functionalization of the
defined HT-PATs, and incorporation of end group functionalized HT-PATs
into block copolymers with structural polymers. The intrinsically
conductive diblock and triblock copolymers, formed from the HT-PATs, have
excellent conductivity and low polydispersities that are useful in a
number of applications. The block copolymers of the present invention
have been found to exhibit conductivities that range from a low of
10.sup.-8 S/cm for certain applications to as high as several hundred
S/cm or more.