The mechanism of the oxidative polymerization of aniline and the formation of supramolecular polyaniline structures |
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| Authors: | Irina Sapurina Jaroslav Stejskal |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg 199004, Russian Federation;2. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | Polyaniline is one of the most important conducting and responsive polymers. A molecular mechanism for the oxidation of aniline is proposed. This mechanism explains the specific features of aniline oligomerization and polymerization in various acidity ranges. The formation of polyaniline precipitates, colloids and thin films is reviewed and discussed on the basis of the chemistry of aniline oxidation. The generation of nanostructures, i.e. granules, nanotubes, nanowires and microspheres, is also considered. Oligomers containing phenazine constitutional units play an important role in self‐assembly to form templates. Polyaniline chains then grow from these templates and produce the various individual morphologies. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry |
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| Keywords: | polyaniline conducting polymer oxidative polymerization nanotubes thin films colloidal particles |
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