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A Polyaniline-based Sensor of Nucleic Acids
Published on: November 1, 2016
Substitution and condensation reactions with poly(anilineboronic acid): reactivity and characterization of thin films
Carmen L Recksiedler1, Bhavana A Deore, Michael S Freund
1Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2.
Abstract:
Poly(anilineboronic acid) thin films are treated under various conditions to achieve substitution or condensation reactions involving the boronic acid moiety. These reactions are studied with polarization modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and UV-vis spectroscopy. The results suggest the single-step formation of substituted polyanilines, such as poly(hydroxyaniline), halogenated polyanilines, and mercury chloride-substituted polyaniline. A condensation reaction of poly(anilineboronic acid) with cis-diol compounds in aqueous solution, as well as with phenylenebisboronic acid and salycilamide in THF, indicates the formation of boronic esters. The latter reactions appear to be a good entry point for the formation of complex or supramolecular polymer structures.
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