title: Synthesis of polyaniline with low polydispersity by using a supramolecular ionic assembly as the reaction medium.
abstract: A supramolecular ionic assembly comprised of an anionic oligo(phenylene ethynylene) and anilinium cations provides a unique reaction medium in which anilinum cations are concentrated and aligned. The oxidative polymerization (see figure) of aniline using the supramolecular ionic assembly (gray) yielded polyaniline (green/blue) with a number-average molar mass of 20,500 and polydispersity of 1.3.
authors.affiliation: Organic Materials Group, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Sengen 1-2-1, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Shaoan
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authors.lastname: Xu
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authors.lastname: Das
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authors.lastname: Ogi
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authors.lastname: Sugiyasu
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authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Masayuki
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authors.lastname: Takeuchi