Synthesis and characterization of soluble conducting poly (o-/m-toluidine-co-o-nitroaniline

Savitha, P and Sathyanarayana, DN (2004) Synthesis and characterization of soluble conducting poly (o-/m-toluidine-co-o-nitroaniline. In: Synthetic Metals, 145 (2-3). pp. 113-118.

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Abstract

Copolymers of o-/m-toluidine with o-nitroaniline were chemically synthesized in various molar ratios of the comonomers by emulsion polymerization. Although o-nitroaniline does not homopolymerize, the copolymers of o-nitroaniline with o-/m-toluidine could readily be synthesized. The copolymers showcomparatively higher conductivity, better solubility and higher thermal stability than the homopolymers, ortho- and meta-polytoluidines. Subtle differences in the properties between the copolymers of o- and m-toluidine with o-nitroaniline could be due to the variation in the monomers and the orientation along the copolymer chains.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Synthetic Metals
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	The copyright belongs to Elsevier.
Keywords:	Conducting polymer;Copolymerization;Emulsion polymerization;Spectroscopy
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	19 Apr 2006
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:25
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/6326

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