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  • Spectroscopic characterization of oligoaniline microspheres obtained by an aniline-persulfate approach.

Spectroscopic characterization of oligoaniline microspheres obtained by an aniline-persulfate approach.

The journal of physical chemistry. B (2011-01-28)
Daniela C Ferreira, José R Pires, Marcia L A Temperini
ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the structure of the products obtained from the polymerization of aniline with ammonium persulfate in a citrate/phosphate buffer solution at pH 3 by resonance Raman, NMR, FTIR, and UV-vis-NIR spectroscopies. All the spectroscopic data showed that the major product presented segments that were formed by a 1,4-Michael reaction between aniline and p-benzoquinone monoimine, ruling out the formation of polyazane structure that has been recently proposed. The characterization of samples obtained at different stages of the reaction indicated that, as the reaction progressed, phenazine units were formed and 1,4-Michael-type adducts were hydrolyzed/oxidized to yield benzoquinone. Raman mapping data suggested that phenazine-like segments could be related to the formation of the microspheres morphology.

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Ammonium persulfate, JIS special grade, ≥98.0%
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Ammonium persulfate, BioUltra, for molecular biology, ≥98.0% (RT)
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Ammonium persulfate, BioXtra, ≥98.0%
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Ammonium persulfate, SAJ first grade, ≥95.0%
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Ammonium persulfate, for molecular biology, suitable for electrophoresis, ≥98%
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Ammonium persulfate, reagent grade, 98%
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Ammonium persulfate, free-flowing, Redi-Dri, reagent grade, 98%
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Ammonium persulfate, ACS reagent, ≥98.0%