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Copolymerization of poly(1‐naphthylamine) with aniline and o ‐toluidine
Author(s) -
Riaz Ufana,
Jahan Reshma,
Ahmad Sharif,
Ashraf S. M.
Publication year - 2008
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.27922
Subject(s) - polyaniline , aniline , copolymer , toluidine , polymer chemistry , polymerization , thermal stability , materials science , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer
The commercial use of polyaniline has been impeded by its intractable nature and insolubility. The use of substituted polyaniline has been attempted mainly to increase the processibility of polyaniline, but this approach usually results in the lowering of the conductivity. This study reports the synthesis of poly(1‐naphthylamine), a fused ring derivative of polyaniline, and its copolymers with aniline and o ‐toluidine via a chemical polymerization method. Spectral, thermal, morphological, and conductivity studies were carried out to elucidate the influence of the incorporation of aniline and o ‐toluidine units into poly(1‐naphthylamine). © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008