An electrochemical, spectroscopic, and theoretical study of poly(2,3-diaminophenazine)
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
3-23-2001
Abstract
The electrochemical polymerization of 2,3-diaminophenazine is affected by the presence of light and oxygen, causing a significant increase in the rate of polymerization. The electrochemical properties of poly(2,3-diaminophenazine) films prepared under different conditions vary slightly and are different from the properties of the related poly(o-phenylenediamine). Isolation of the initial photoproduct shows that this compound is a 1,2-coupled dimer of 2,3-diaminophenazine, suggesting that the structural differences between poly(2,3-diaminophenazine) and poly(o-phenylenediamine) arise from different coupling positions between monomer units during polymerization. Visible reflectance spectra measured for the two polymers also indicate that poly(o-phenylenediamine) contains quinonediimine linkages not found in poly(2,3-diaminophenazine). Density Functional Theory calculations support this assignment. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Volume
501
Issue
1-2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Thomas, K. A., and W. B. Euler. "An electrochemical, spectroscopic, and theoretical study of poly(2,3-diaminophenazine)." Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 501, 1-2 (2001): 235-240. doi: 10.1016/S0022-0728(00)00534-9.