Influence of added hydrogen bonding agents on the chiroptical properties of chiral polyaniline

Authors

Charles Mire, University of WollongongFollow
Leon A. Kane-Maguire, University of WollongongFollow
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Marc in het Panhuis, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

26590

Publication Details

Mire, C., Kane-Maguire, L. A., Wallace, G. G. & in het Panhuis, M. H. (2009). Influence of added hydrogen bonding agents on the chiroptical properties of chiral polyaniline. Synthetic Metals, 159 715-717.

Abstract

The chiroptical properties of optically active polyaniline PAn.(−)-HCSA emeraldine salt (ES) products in NMP are stabilised by the presence of potential H-bonding additives such as l-arginine, l-tyrosine, l-alanine, l-valine, and glycine in the precursor emeraldine base/NMP solution prior to acid doping with (R)-(−)-10-camphorsulfonic acid. The stabilisation, i.e. absence of partial solvent-induced deprotonation of the ESs to emeraldine base is attributed to H-bonding interactions between the amino acids and the precursor emeraldine base.

Grant Number

ARC/FF0669110

Additional Grant Number

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/FF0669110