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Furan–thiophene copolymers: Electrosynthesis and electrochemical behavior
Author(s) -
Alakhras Fadi,
Holze Rudolf
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.26347
Subject(s) - thiophene , copolymer , electrosynthesis , cyclic voltammetry , polymer chemistry , furan , monomer , materials science , acetonitrile , ether , boron trifluoride , electrochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , polymer , catalysis
The electrochemical copolymerization of furan and thiophene was performed at a constant electrode potential in a binary solvent system consisting of boron trifluoride/ethyl ether and an additional amount of ethyl ether (molar ratio = 1 : 2). The obtained homopolymers and copolymers were characterized with cyclic voltammetry and infrared spectroscopy. The influence of the applied electropolymerization potential and the monomer feed ratio of furan and thiophene on the copolymers was investigated. The furan–thiophene copolymers showed good stability of the redox activity in an acetonitrile‐based electrolyte solution. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2008