Polymerization of pyrrole by cationic photoinitiators

doi:10.1016/0032-3861(92)90700-7

Polymer

Volume 33, Issue 22, 1992, Pages 4838-4844

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Abstract

A new method of polymerization of pyrrole in the presence of cationic photoinitiators such as iron-arene salts (ða-C₅H₅)Fe(ða-arene) under visible or ultraviolet irradiation has been described. The synthesized polypyrroles have low conductivity in the range of 10⁻⁵ S cm⁻¹ and rather poor electrochemical properties. The polymerization reaction occurs only in the presence of oxygen and is inhibited by the addition of 1,10-phenanthroline. It is initiated by the Fe(iii) species formed by the oxidation of Fe(ii) fragments formed during the photolysis of the photoinitiators used.

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