ELECTROCHEMICAL-BEHAVIOR OF 3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE FUNCTIONALIZEDBY A SULFONATE GROUP - APPLICATION TO THE PREPARATION OF POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) HAVING PERMANENT CATION-EXCHANGE PROPERTIES
O. Stephan et al., ELECTROCHEMICAL-BEHAVIOR OF 3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE FUNCTIONALIZEDBY A SULFONATE GROUP - APPLICATION TO THE PREPARATION OF POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) HAVING PERMANENT CATION-EXCHANGE PROPERTIES, Journal of electroanalytical chemistry [1992], 443(2), 1998, pp. 217-226
We report the synthesis of a new 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene monomer fu
nctionalized by a sulphonate group. Its electrochemical polymerization
in water allows the generation of water-soluble oligomers. Furthermor
e the electrochemical polymerization of an equimolar aqueous solution
of this new monomer and the unsubstituted one produces a polymer film
having permanent cation-exchange properties. This phenomenon has been
investigated with hexamine ruthenium(III) and uranyl cationic species
using electrochemical and radiochemical methods. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sci
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