Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (10): 1915.

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Studies on Electrochemical and Electrocatalytic Properties of Functional Poly-2,5-dimethoxyaniline Membrane

XU Yi-Ting1, HE Yun-You1, DAI Li-Zong1, Rakotoartsoa Tahina2, Gal Jean-Yves2, WU Hui-Huang1   

  1. 1. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
    2. UMR Laboratoire Hydrosciences, Maison des Sciences del'Eau de Montpellier, Université Montpellier Ⅱ, Cedex 05 Montpellier 34095, France
  • Received:2002-10-10 Online:2003-10-24 Published:2003-10-24

Abstract: Electrochemical activity of poly-2,5-dimethoxyaniline(PDMAn) is similar to parent polyaniline because of two symmetric substituted groups.Three oxidation states of PDM An can transform reversibly, known as the completely reduced leucoemeraldine(L), intermediate emeraldine(E) and the fully oxidized pernigraniline(P).In voltammograms, the L/E, E/P transformation peaks are located at 0.19 and 0.51V, respectively.Doping polymer and intrinsic polymer follow the redox transformation as LEHP and LHEHP separately.And E/P transformation peak shifts to lower potential by increasing pHvalue.In de-aerated solution the platinized polymer has an evidently catalytic activity on isopropanol oxidation.Furthermore the oxidative current enhances with increasing potential cycling numbers, whereas it decreases for platinized Pt electrode.The Pt particles not only highly disperse in PDMAn membrane, but also interact with PDMAn, resulting in changing their geometric structure and the electron properties of that metal.It is illustrated that as a catalytic system with a high catalytic and anti-poisoning activity, platinized PDMAn membrane electrode will also catalyze isopropanol oxidation in pH=4.7 buffer solution.It is pointed that PDMAn will degrade after preservation in air for three years.

Key words: Poly-2,5-dimethoxylaniline, Redox behavior, Isopropanol catalytic oxidation, Stability

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