Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Vol.757, 230-234, 2015
Conductive organic polymers: An electrochemical route for the polymerization of dapsone
The electropolymerization of dapsone by anodic oxidation is reported for the first time. The conditions in which a non-conducting oligomeric film or a conductive polymeric film of dapsone is formed are also discussed, based on the scan rate and potential window applied. The cyclic voltammetry of dapsone-polymer presented redox activities that have not been shown before, to the authors' knowledge, demonstrating its high electronic conductivity. The electrochemical impedance response of the dapsone-polymer indicates that their admittance is similar to pure and sulfonated polyanilines, while for the dapsone-oligomers is characteristic of insulating materials. Infrared spectroscopy of both oligomers and polymer supports that the polymerization occurs via amino-amino coupling, since no modifications in the aromatic ring is observed. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.