- Turkish Journal of Chemistry
- Vol: 30 Issue: 5
- Electrochemical Copolymerization of Thiophene Containing Pseudo-Polyether Cages with Pyrrole
Electrochemical Copolymerization of Thiophene Containing Pseudo-Polyether Cages with Pyrrole
Authors : Atilla Cihaner, Ahmet M. Önal
Pages : 629-634
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :Conducting copolymers were synthesized via the electrochemical oxidation of pyrrole (Py) in the presence of the monomer 1,12-bis(2-thienyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxadodecane (I). The presence of monomer I in the electrolytic solution greatly changed the CV behavior of Py during its potensiodynamic polymerization. The electroactivity of poly(I-co-Py) increased with the increasing amount of I in the comonomer mixture. Copolymer films were prepared via constant potential electrolysis in an electrolytic solution containing 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate (TBAPF6) dissolved in acetonitrile. The spectroelectrochemical properties of the films were investigated using UV-VIS spectroscopy.Keywords : Electrochemical polymerization, spectroelectrochemistry, polymer containing pseudo-polyether cages