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Preparation and characterization of conducting poly(acryloyl chloride)‐g‐ polypyrrole copolymer
Author(s) -
Park Yun Heum,
Kim Kwang Won,
Jo Won Ho
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
polymers for advanced technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1099-1581
pISSN - 1042-7147
DOI - 10.1002/pat.331
Subject(s) - acryloyl chloride , polypyrrole , copolymer , materials science , polymer chemistry , pyrrole , polymerization , lithium perchlorate , conductive polymer , chloride , electrochemistry , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , acrylate , electrode , composite material , metallurgy
The electroactive copolymer of poly(acryloyl chloride) (PAC) and polypyrrole (PPy) can be synthesized by electrochemical polymerization using a polymer precursor which contains a pyrrole moiety in its side chain. Poly(acryloyl pyrrole) (PAP) was synthesized chemically with acryloyl chloride and potassium pyrrole salt and characterized using FT‐IR and 1 H‐NMR spectroscopy. PAP dissolved in dimethyl formamide (DMF), was spin‐coated on a platinum electrode and polymerized electrochemically in the electrolytic mixture solution consisting of acetonitrile, 0.1 M pyrrole, and 0.1 M lithium perchlorate. Constant potential electrolysis showed that pyrrole groups in the precursor were oxidized to form PPy, that is, they acted as grafting centers at which the PPy grew. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results and conductivity measurements supported the formation of the graft copolymer. The morphological feature of PAC‐g‐PPy copolymer films showed homogeneous structure, but that of PAC/PPy composite films showed irregular structure. The maximum conductivity of the final products was about 1 S/cm. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.