Synthesis of fully sulfonated polyaniline: a novel approach using oxidative polymerisation under high pressure in the liquid phase

Abstract

The oxidative polymerisation of o- and m-aminobenzenesulfonic acid has been achieved for the first time at high pressures to yield fully sulfonated polyaniline (SPANI) which is self-doping, water soluble and electrically conducting.

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