Novel electrosynthesis of poly(cyclo-organophosphazenes)

Journal Article · Wed Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1994 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2059379· OSTI ID:6604928

Josowicz, M; Li, J; Exarhos, G J ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States). Materials and Chemical Sciences Center

A new polymerization process for the synthesis of cyclomatrix polymers directly from the hexachlorocyclophosphazene trimer, (NPCl[sub 2])[sub 3], at an electrode surface is described. This electrochemical process is governed by the reductive coupling of an electrochemically generated reactive species from p-benzoquinone to the (NPCl[sub 2])[sub 3] through a nucleophilic replacement of chlorine. Based on the results of elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and Auger electron spectroscopy, the molecular structure of the synthesized polymer has been inferred. The unique polymerization route makes this process viable for in situ synthesis of materials having a wide range of important physical and chemical properties.

• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6604928
• Journal Information: Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States) Vol. 141:12; ISSN JESOAN; ISSN 0013-4651
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400400* -- Electrochemistry
AROMATICS
BENZOQUINONES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CROSS-LINKING
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTROLYSIS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
LYSIS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS CHLORIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
POLYMERIZATION
POLYMERS
QUINONES
REACTION INTERMEDIATES
SYNTHESIS
VOLTAMETRY