Pyrrole (2) was grafted onto a poly(methyl methacrylate) backbone whic
h already contained the pyrrole moiety within via oxidative polymeriza
tion with FeCl3 in nitromethane. The maximum conductivity of films cas
t from the reaction mixture was about 10(-2) S/cm. The conductivity an
d the morphology of the graft copolymers 3 depended on several effects
which were studied in detail using FT-IR, thermogravimetric analysis,
light and scanning electron microscopy.