SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS .6. WATER-SOLUBLE POLYPYRROLE GRAFT-COPOLYMERS WITH ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTIVITY

Authors
GECKELER KE ARSALANI N RIVAS BL
Citation
Ke. Geckeler et al., SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS .6. WATER-SOLUBLE POLYPYRROLE GRAFT-COPOLYMERS WITH ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTIVITY, Macromolecular rapid communications, 18(6), 1997, pp. 503-508
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecular rapid communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
10221336
Volume
18
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
503 - 508
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1336(1997)18:6<503:SAPOHP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A novel method for the preparation of water-soluble polypyrrole graft copolymers with polyamines or polyimines is described. The polyreactio n is performed in acidic solution by using chemical oxidants, e. g. ir on(III) chloride or ammonium peroxodisulfate. The graft copolymers sho wed electrical semiconductivity in the undoped state which can be plac ed between the high conductivity of polypyrrole and the nonconductivit y of the polyimine. Their thermal stability at 250 degrees C is improv ed compared to polypyrrole. The novel graft copolymers are soluble in water over a wide pH range and have a good processability.