Synthesis of electrically conducting copolymers of aniline with o/m-amino benzoic acid by an inverse emulsion pathway

Rao, Palle Swapna and Sathyanarayana, DN (2002) Synthesis of electrically conducting copolymers of aniline with o/m-amino benzoic acid by an inverse emulsion pathway. In: Polymer, 43 (18). pp. 5051-5058.

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Abstract

Copolymers of aniline and ortholmeta-amino benzoic acid were synthesized by chemical polymerization using an inverse emulsion pathway. The copolymers are soluble in organic solvents, and the solubility increases with the amino benzoic acid content in the feed. The reaction conditions were optimized with emphasis on high yield and relatively good conductivity (2.5 X 10(-1) S cm(-1)). The copolymers were characterized by a number of techniques including UV-vis, FT-IR, FT-Raman, EPR and NNM spectroscopy, thermal analysis, SEM and conductivity. The influence of the carboxylic acid group ring substituent on the copolymers is investigated. The spectral studies reveal that the amino benzoic acid groups restrict the conjugation along the polymer chain. The SEM micrographs of the copolymers reveal regions of amorphous and crystalline domain. Thermal studies indicate a marginally higher thermal stability for poly(aniline-co-m-amino benzoic acid) compared to poly(aniline-co-o-amino benzoic acid). (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Polymer
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	Poly(aniline-co-o/m-amino benzoic acid);Inverse emulsion; Benzoyl peroxide
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2011 07:55
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2011 07:55
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/39446

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