Chemical oxidative polymerization of aminodiphenylamines.

The course of oxidation of 4-aminodiphenylamine with ammonium peroxydisulfate in an acidic aqueous ethanol solution as well as the properties of the oxidation products were compared with those of 2-aminodiphenylamine. Semiconducting oligomers of 4-aminodiphenylamine and nonconducting oligomers of 2-aminodiphenylamine of weight-average molecular weights 3700 and 1900, respectively, were prepared by using an oxidant to monomer molar ratio of 1.25.

Synthesis and characterization of conducting polyaniline 5-sulfosalicylate nanotubes.

Conducting polyaniline 5-sulfosalicylate nanotubes and nanorods were synthesized by the template-free oxidative polymerization of aniline in aqueous solution of 5-sulfosalicylic acid, using ammonium peroxydisulfate as an oxidant. The effect of the molar ratio of 5-sulfosalicylic acid to aniline on the molecular structure, molecular weight distribution, morphology, and conductivity of polyaniline 5-sulfosalicylate was investigated. The nanotubes, which have a typical outer diameter of 100-250 nm, with an inner diameter of 10-60 nm, and a length extending from 0.

Evolution of polyaniline nanotubes: the oxidation of aniline in water.

The course of aniline oxidation with ammonium peroxydisulfate in aqueous solutions has been investigated. The reaction was terminated at various times and the intermediates collected. Besides the precipitates, the films deposited in situ on silicon windows have also been studied.