Abstract
Random copolymers of 3-methyl thienylmethacrylate and methyl methacrylate were synthesized via free radical polymerization. Electro-copolymerizations of random copolymers with thiophene and/or pyrrole were carried out in acetonitrile-tetrabutylammonium tetrafluoroborate (TBAFB), water-p-toluene sulfonic acid (PTSA) solvent-electrolyte couples. Oxidative polymerization of thiophene functionalized random copolymer was also achieved by constant current electrolysis and chemical polymerization. The characterizations were done by conductivity measurements, cyclic voltammetry (CV), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal gravimetry analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1799-1806 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | European Polymer Journal |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2004 |
Funding
This work was supported by DPT2003K120920-02, METU BAP-2003-01-03-02, Istanbul Technical University Research Fund and Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA).
| Funders | Funder number |
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| METU | BAP-2003-01-03-02 |
| TUBA | |
| Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi | |
| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi |
Keywords
- Conducting copolymers
- Electrochemical polymerization
- Graft copolymers