title: A switchable self-doped polyaniline: interconversion between self-doped and non-self-doped forms.
abstract: A novel strategy for the synthesis of a substituted polyaniline that can be switched between a self-doped and non-self-doped state is presented. The approach uses the complexation between boronic acid-substituted aniline, a diol (d-fructose), and fluoride to generate an anionic monomer. Under these conditions, chemical polymerization results in a self-doped, water-soluble, conducting polyaniline under neutral aqueous conditions. The self-doped polymer can be simply and reversibly converted to an insoluble non-self-doped form by reducing the concentration of fluoride. Characteristics of the polymerization reaction and the resulting polymer are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada.
authors.forename: Bhavana A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Deore
authors.forename: Insun
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Freund