Microwave synthesis: An alternative approach to synthesize conducting end-capped polymers

0353335 - ÚMCH 2011 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Marcasuzaa, P. - Reynaud, S. - Grassl, B. - Preud’homme, H. - Desbrieres, J. - Trchová, Miroslava - Donard, O. F. X.
Microwave synthesis: An alternative approach to synthesize conducting end-capped polymers.
Polymer. Roč. 52, č. 1 (2011), s. 33-39. ISSN 0032-3861. E-ISSN 1873-2291
Grant - others:Eco-net project(FR) 16256SA
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z40500505
Keywords : tetra-aniline * microwave synthesis * intrinsically conducting polymers
Subject RIV: CD - Macromolecular Chemistry
Impact factor: 3.438, year: 2011

Within this study microwave assisted syntheses of functionalized polystyrene (PS), via ATRP, and tetra-aniline (TANI) end-capped polymers are demonstrated. Compared to conventional heating, microwave irradiation process in pulsed mode shows the feasibility of conducting end-capped polymers synthesis with no degradation, strong acceleration of polymerization rate and coupling reaction, controlled size and chemical formulation. Conducting polymers with controlled architectures in terms of molecular size of both the insulating (PS) and the conducting (TANI) moieties show a conductivity above 10−1 S cm−1 when containing 2 wt% TANI while composites of PS and TANI exhibited a conductivity of ca 10−5 S cm−1 when containing more than 7 wt% TANI.
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