Photopolymerization of an aniline dimer, i.e., N-phenyl-p-phenplenediamine
(PPD), by photoinduced electron transfer between tris(2,2 ' -bipyridyl)ruth
enium complex (Ru(bpy)(3)(2+)) and PPD was studied in aerated acidic aqueou
s solution in the presence of an anionic micelle, i.e., sodium dodecyl sulf
ate (SDS), leading to polyaniline (PAn) / micelle complex formation. The st
ructure of the complex and its mechanism were considerably affected by conc
entration of SDS.