ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
poly(o-phenylenediamine)
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solubility
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conducting polymer
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molecular structure
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Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A conducting polymer, poly(o-phenylenediamine) (PoPD), has been obtained as stable film onto an electrode surface by the electropolymerization of o-phenylenediamine in 0.1 mol dm-3 H2SO4. The film thickness did not exceed 0.85 μm because of its low electrical con-ductivity. The virgin “doped” polymer film was soluble in dimethylsulfoxide N, N-dimeth-ylformamide, acetone, and tetrahydrofuran without any pretreatment. The highest solubility obtained was 17 g dm-3 in dimethylsufoxide. A cast film of PoPD on a substrate was prepared from its dimethylsulfoxide solution. The mean molecular weight of PoPD was found to be 11,000 with the gel permeation chromatography. The STM observation exhibited that the cast film was considerably uniform compared to the electrodeposited film. The cyclic voltammogram of such film showed a reversible redox property accompanied with excellent electrochromism between transparent yellow and brown. It was suggested from the 1H-FTNMR and FTIR spectra and the elemental analysis that the polymeric backbone has 1, 4-substituted benezenoid-quinoid structure. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
11 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1995.080331416
