A. Buffenoir et G. Bidan, ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF A CALIX[4]ARENE MODIFIED BY N-SUBSTITUTED PYRROLE MOIETIES - NEW SENSITIVE LAYER FOR IONIC ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION, Journal de chimie physique et de physico-chimie biologique, 95(6), 1998, pp. 1547-1550
A calix[4]arene modified by grafting N-substituted pyrrole moieties at
the upper rim was synthetised. Electropolymerisation of this new cali
x[4]arene in a Bu4NClO4 (10(-1) M) - CH3CN solution is described. The
obtained film presents a rather stable electroactivity to electrochemi
cal cycling but its growing is limited to a few monolayers. It's the f
irst example of homopolymerisation of a calix[4]arene modified by elec
tropolymerisable monomers.