Catalyst-Free Synthesis of Oligoanilines and Polyaniline Nanofibers Using H2O2
Author(s) -
Sumedh P. Surwade,
Srikanth Rao Agnihotra,
Vineet Dua,
Neha Manohar,
Sujit Jain,
Srikanth Ammu,
Sanjeev K. Manohar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the american chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.115
H-Index - 612
eISSN - 1520-5126
pISSN - 0002-7863
DOI - 10.1021/ja905014e
Subject(s) - chemistry , oxidizing agent , polyaniline , nanofiber , catalysis , chemiresistor , aqueous solution , chemical engineering , polyaniline nanofibers , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , engineering , polymerization , materials science
Nanofibers of polyaniline and oligoanilines of controlled molecular weight, e.g., tetraaniline, octaaniline, and hexadecaaniline, are synthesized using a versatile high ionic strength aqueous system that permits the use of H(2)O(2) with no added catalysts as a mild oxidizing agent. Films of oligoanilines deposited on plastic substrates show a robust and reversible chemiresistor response to NO(2) vapor at room temperature in ambient air (100-5 ppm).
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