Oxidative Polymerization

Hideyuki Higashimura

Hideyuki Higashimura

Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan

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Shiro Kobayashi

Shiro Kobayashi

Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan

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First published: 15 February 2016
Citations: 9

Abstract

This article reviews the oxidative polymerizations of aromatic compounds, such as phenol, aniline, diphenyl disulfide, benzene, pyrrole, thiophene, and their derivatives, focusing on the reaction mechanism and coupling selectivity. The characteristics of polymers synthesized by this method, including poly(phenylene oxide)s, polyphenols, polyanilines, poly(phenylene sulfide)s, polyphenylenes, polypyrroles, and polythiophenes, are also described.

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