A short and efficient preparation of conjugated oligo(phenylene-ethylene) thiols bearing redox-active ferrocene moieties is described. While minimising the number of synthetic steps, the proposed strategy permits the development of sets of oligomers with varying chain length. The redox properties of the compounds in solution are determined. Preliminary
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