Polymer Bulletin, Vol.37, No.3, 297-303, 1996
Soluble Polystyrenes with Pyrrole Pendant Groups and Their Electroactive Properties
Four soluble styrenic polymers containing 3-substituted pendant pyrrole rings with ester or amide arm spacer were synthesized. Their electroactive characteristics were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The chemical oxidation was accomplished by adding FeCl3 into a solution of styrenic polymers dissolved in 1:1 mixture of dimethylformamide (DMF) and acetonitrile (ACN). The electrical conductivities of the chemically oxidized black powder of the styrenic polymers were in the range of 10(-10)similar to 10(-9) S/cm.
Keywords:POLYPYRROLE;POLYMERS