Synthesis, Characterization, and Electropolymerization of Ferrocene Substituted Anilines.
Abstract
The synthesis and electrochemical properties of aniline and aniline like molecules substituted with ferrocene are described. All compounds polymerize upon electrochemical oxidation of the aromatic amine portion of the complex in a CH3CN solution containing Bu4NClO4 as supporting electrolyte. The phenol substituted complex shows its best polymerization characteristics when approximately one equivalent of NEt3 is added to the electrolysis solution. The polymers, characterized by cyclic voltammetry, show well defined couples for the ferrocence but there is no electrochemical indication that the polymer backbones are electroactive. Spectroelectrochemical measurements show changes in the visible absorption spectrum characteristic for formation of the ferricinium cation, in all of the polymers upon oxidation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 12, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA240866
Entities
People
- Colin P. Horwitz
- Gregory C. Dailey
- Norman Suhu
Organizations
- University of Pennsylvania