Abstract
Synthesis of disulfide polymer by electrochemical polymerization of 1,10-decanedithiol (DEDT) in acetonitrile (CH3CN) was investigated. Pt electrode and Bu4NClO4 as supporting electrolyte were found to be suitable for the electrochemical polymerization of DEDT. The polymerization of DEDT proceeded to give polymer in good yields, and the obtained polymers were found to be a linear disulfide polymer. The polymer yield was proportion to current quantum, but Mn of the polymer did not depend on both monomer concentration and current quantum. The polymer yield increased by the addition of dibenzyldisulfide (DBDS).
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
R. C. Thomas and L. J. Acid, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 78, 6148 (1956).
K. Kshore and K. Ganesh, Adv. Poly. Sci., 121, 81 (1995).
S. Kanbara, Ed., “Goseigomu Hand Book”, Asakura Shoten, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1969, p 245.
J. Houk and G. M. Whitesides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 109, 6825 (1990).
R. Singh and G. M. Whitesides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 112, 6304 (1990).
J. A. Burns and G. M. Whtesides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 112, 626 (1990).
K. Morita and S. Kobayashi, Tetrahedron Lett., 1966, 573.
K. Komiya, S. Kobashi, K. Morita, and Y. Tomiie, Chem. Pharm. Bull., 15, 756 (1967).
E. E. Reid, “Organic Chemistry of Bivalent Sulur”, Chemical Publishing Co., New York, N.Y., 1960, 3, p 362.
J. Houk and G. M. Whitesides, Tetrahedron, 45, 91 (1989).
S. J. Visco, M. Liu, and L. C. De Joghe, J. Electrochem. Soc., 137, 1191 (1990).
M. Liu, S. J. Visco, and L. C. De Joghe, J. Electrochem. Soc., 138, 1891 (1991).
M. M. Doeff, M. M. Lerner, S. J. Visco, and L. C. De Joghe, J. Electrochem. Soc., 139, 2077 (1992).
M. Ue, S. J. Visco, and L. C. De Joghe, Denki Kagaku, 61, 1409 (1993).
Y. Ma, M. M. Doeff, S. J. Visco, and L. C. De Joghe, J. Electrochem. Soc., 140, 2726 (1993).
S. J. Visco, C. C. Mailhe, L. C. De Jonghe, and M. B. Armand, J. Electrochem. Soc., 136, 661 (1989).
S. J. Visco and L. C. De Jonghe, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 135, 553 (1989).
G. Arai, T. Sugaya, M. Sakamoto, and I. Yasumori, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 65, 594 (1992).
K. B. Jirage, J. C. Hulteen, and C. R. Martin, Anal. Chem., 71, 4913 (1999).
R. Michalitsch, C. Nogues, A. Najari, A. Eikassmi, A. Yassar, P. Lang, and F. Garnier, Synth. Met., 101, 5 (2000).
I. Solomon, P. J. Clendening, H. B. Gray, and F. J. Grunthaner, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 97, 3878 (1975).
G. S. Patterson and R. H. Holm, Biochemistry, 4, 257 (1975).
J. J. Pietron, J. F. Hicks, and R. W. Murry, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 5565 (1999).
J. S. Abraham, F. Kitamura, K. Tokuda, and T. Ohsaka, Langmuir, 16, 876 (2000).
E. Shouji and D. A. Buttry, J. Phys. Chem., 103, 2239 (1999).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Endo, K., Bu, HB. Electrochemical Polymerization of 1,10-Decanedithiol in CH3CN. Polym J 33, 156–159 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.33.156
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.33.156