I. Mhaidat, J. A. Mergos, S. Hamilakis
Dec 15, 2009
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Materials Letters
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Abstract A new macromolecular material, a derivative of 1,2-bis-( p -aminophenylimino)-acenaphthene, was prepared. The monomer above, belonging to the group of small-molecule semiconductors , presents, as we referred in a previous work (Mhaidat [1]), remarkable photoconductive properties. The polymerization, a polycondensation reaction, was achieved in one-stage, using as starting materials acenaphthenequinone and p -phenylenediamine, in the presence of TiCl 4 and Dabco as catalysts, into o -dichlorobenzene acting as a solvent. The product obtained was fully characterized with mass spectroscopy, 1 H NMR and FTIR techniques. Mass spectrum permitted the calculation of the polymer's molecular weight, being equal to 1633.85, whereas measurements of electric properties confirmed its semiconductive character.