Preparation of organo-soluble polyanilines in ionic liquid

Niyazi Biçak*, B. Filiz Şenkal, Esma Sezer

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Abstract

A method for preparation of organo-soluble polyaniline (PANI) is described. Oxidative coupling polymerization of anilium chloride with ammonium persulfate in a new ionic liquid, 2-hydroxyethyl ammonium formate (HAF), gives organo-soluble polyaniline with appreciable molecular weights (Mw = 86,400). Interestingly polyaniline (PANI) prepared by this method is highly soluble in many organic solvents such as acetone, tetrahydrofurane, dioxane, dimethyformamide and N-methyl, 2-pyrrolidinone. Thin films of PANI prepared at 0 °C (by solvent casting) show reasonable conductivities (up to 37.0 S cm-1) when doped with p-toluene sulfonic acid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-109
Number of pages5
JournalSynthetic Metals
Volume155
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Oct 2005

Keywords

  • Ammonium persulfate
  • Ionic liquid
  • Organo-soluble polyaniline
  • Oxidative polymerization

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