Lin Tan, Bin Wang, H. Feng
Jan 28, 2013
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Abstract
The use of both graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) as carbocatalysts for the polymerization of 3-aminophenylboronic acid (ABA) was investigated for the first time. During the electrochemical polymerization of ABA, only RGO can effectively increase the polymerization rate due to the electronic interactions between RGO and ABA. For the in situ polymerization process, however, both RGO and GO act as molecular templates, which have a high surface area to preconcentrate ABA, so that not only is the polymerization rate increased, but also the quality of the polymer is greatly improved.