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Electrochemical preparation and characterization of conducting copolymers: poly(pyrrole-co-indole)

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Copolymerization of pyrrole and indole was achieved electrochemically in acetonitrile containing lithium perchlorate as supporting electrolyte. The copolymer compositions can be altered by varying the comonomer feed ratios during preparation. The copolymers were characterized by conductivity measurements, cyclic voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy, UV-visible and IR spectroscopic techniques. A possible scheme for the copolymerization mechanism has been suggested.

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Dhanalakshmi, K., Saraswathi, R. Electrochemical preparation and characterization of conducting copolymers: poly(pyrrole-co-indole). Journal of Materials Science 36, 4107–4115 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017988015634

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