title: On the stabilization of conducting pernigraniline salt by the synthesis and oxidation of polyaniline in hydrophobic ionic liquids.
abstract: The electrochemical polymerization of aniline in a hydrophobic room-temperature ionic liquid and the spectroelectrochemical characterization of the formed film are presented. The polymerization occurs without the presence of acid in 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (BMMITFSI), leading to a very stable electroactive material where no degradation was observed even at high applied potentials. Both in situ UV-Vis and Raman spectroscopic studies provided evidence for the stabilization of pernigraniline salt at high oxidation potentials and that this polyaniline state is the conducting form, as was corroborated by in situ resistance measurements. These data are indicative that low conductivity is not an intrinsic property of pernigraniline salt and this point must be reconsidered.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 26077, 05513-970 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda F C
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Bazito
authors.forename: Leonardo T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Roberto M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Torresi
authors.forename: Susana I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Córdoba de Torresi
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004563:Electrochemistry; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C525965:1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012492:Salts; C416807:polyaniline