Cotarelo Méndez, María de los Ángeles, Huerta Arráez, Francisco, Mallavia Marín, Ricardo, Morallon, Emilia, Vázquez Picó, José Luis
On the polymerization of 2-aminodiphenylamine: an electrochemical and spectroscopic study
COTARELO MÉNDEZ, Mª de los Ángeles, et al. "On the polymerization of 2-aminodiphenylamine: an electrochemical and spectroscopic study". Synthetic Metals. Vol. 156, Issue 1 (5 Jan. 2006). ISSN 0379-6779, pp. 51-57
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/7731
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2005.10.007
ISSN: 0379-6779
Abstract: 
The electrochemical oxidation of 2-aminodiphenylamine (2ADPA) was performed by cyclic scanning of the potential in aqueous HCl solutions. A mixture of oligomeric compounds, named poly(2ADPA), was deposited on the surface of the electrode. The chemical structures present in poly(2ADPA) containing phenazine units and open-ring units were assigned by 1H NMR spectroscopy. CV results revealed that the redox transformation of poly(2ADPA) from the fully reduced to the fully oxidized state occurs under a single voltammetric peak. The SEM images
obtained for the polymer deposited on platinum substrates showed a “fallen leaves” morphology. In situ FTIR spectroscopy experiments carried out during the reversible oxidation of the polymer revealed that the conversion of aromatic rings (1500 cm−1) into quinoid structures (1524–1590 cm−1)
is of major significance. Besides, the transformation of secondary aromatic amines (1301 cm−1) into fully oxidized imines and polaronic structures (1470, 1389, 1330 and 1250 cm−1) has been observed.
Keywords:2-Aminodiphenylamine, Electropolymerization, Cyclic voltammetry, In situ FTIR spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy
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