Publication Date:
2018-09-19
Description:
Materials, Vol. 11, Pages 1755: A Facile Synthesis Procedure for Sulfonated Aniline Oligomers with Distinct Microstructures Materials doi: 10.3390/ma11091755 Authors: Ramesh Karunagaran Campbell Coghlan Diana Tran Tran Thanh Tung Alexandre Burgun Christian Doonan Dusan Losic Well-defined sulfonated aniline oligomer (SAO) microstructures with rod and flake morphologies were successfully synthesized using an aniline and oxidant with a molar ratio of 10:1 in ethanol and acidic conditions (pH 4.8). The synthesized oligomers showed excellent dispersibility and assembled as well-defined structures in contrast to the shapeless aggregated material produced in a water medium. The synergistic effects among the monomer concentration, oxidant concentration, pH, and reaction medium are shown to be controlling parameters to generate SAO microstructures with distinct morphologies, whether micro sheets or micro rods.
Electronic ISSN:
1996-1944
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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