Concurrent reduction and modification of polyaniline emeraldine base with pyrrolidine and other nucleophiles

Abstract

Polyaniline emeraldine base 1 can be easily modified by pyrrolidine and other nucleophiles, e.g. piperidine, morpholine, alkane-1-thiols and mercaptoacetic acid, presumably via a concurrent reduction and substitution mechanism.

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