Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.6, 504-505, 2001
A novel strategy for synthesis of optically active polyanilines in organic system
Optically active polyanilines that were readily soluble in various organic solvents were prepared by oxidation of aniline with an electron acceptor, 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) in the presence of (+)- or (-)-camphorsulfonic acid (CSA). Their chiroptical properties in solutions are strongly dependent on the nature of organic solvents and structure of monomers.