Darmanin, Thierry; Godeau, Guihem; Guittard, Frederic; Klimareva, Elena L.; Schewtschenko, Irina; Perepichka, Igor F. published an article in 2018, the title of the article was A Templateless Electropolymerization Approach to Porous Hydrophobic Nanostructures Using 3,4-Phenylenedioxythiophene Monomers with Electron-Withdrawing Groups.Application In Synthesis of 3-Chloro-4-nitrobenzonitrile And the article contains the following content:
Controlling the surface structures of conducting polymers is extremely important for various applications not only because of their unique optoelectronic properties but also owing to the wetting properties of these materials. Using a templateless electropolymerization approach, we report the formation of porous polymer nanostructures from a series of 3,4-(1,2-phenylenedioxy)(PheDOT) derivatives with electron-withdrawing side groups (Cl, CN, CF, SOCH). In this templateless electropolymerization, trace water present in solution is sufficient to produce gas bubbles (O2 and H2) and, as a consequence, to form the porous nanostructures with a tendency to form nanotubes on the surface. We show that the substituents in PheDOT play an important role to control the porous nanostructures and, as a consequence, the surface hydrophobicity. Using 3,4-(1,3-propylenedioxy)type (ProDOT) derivative F4-BnDOT, the formation of densely packed nanofibers was demonstrated, and these are not a result of the presence of trace water. In this case, the surfaces are even more hydrophobic than for PheDOT-based polymers, displaying extremely high apparent water contact angles (θw = 138-144 °) and strong water adhesion. Such surfaces from electropolymerized conducting polymers could be used in a number of technol. applications, e.g. self-cleaning surfaces, micropatterning, water harvesting and microfluid systems. The experimental process involved the reaction of 3-Chloro-4-nitrobenzonitrile(cas: 34662-29-8).Application In Synthesis of 3-Chloro-4-nitrobenzonitrile
The Article related to phenylenedioxythiophene monomer derivative electron withdrawing group templateless electropolymerization property, Chemistry of Synthetic High Polymers: Ring-Opening and Other Polymerizations and other aspects.Application In Synthesis of 3-Chloro-4-nitrobenzonitrile
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