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Poly[4‐(2‐heteroaryl)benzenamines]: Novel Electrically Conducting Alternating Copolymers of Aniline and Chalcophenes
Author(s) -
Ng SiuChoon,
Xu Lingge
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199812)10:18<1525::aid-adma1525>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - aniline , polyaniline , materials science , copolymer , tetrahydrofuran , conductive polymer , polymer chemistry , conjugated system , polymer , scanning electron microscope , electrical conductor , chemical engineering , polymer science , organic chemistry , composite material , polymerization , chemistry , solvent , engineering
Polyaniline (PAN)—an electrically conductive conjugated polymer— was always of major interest due to its unique properties. However, the insolubility of PAN in common organic solvents hampered commercial exploitation. The synthesis of new copolymers of aniline and chalcophenes is reported. The Figure shows a scanning electron micrograph of a poly[4‐(2‐furyl)benzenamine] film cast from tetrahydrofuran.