TY - JOUR
T1 - A study of the oxidation and polymerisation of meta substituted phenol and aniline derivatives
AU - Kennedy, Brendan
AU - Glidle, Andrew
AU - Cunnane, Vincent J.
PY - 2007/9/15
Y1 - 2007/9/15
N2 - The objective of this paper is the study of the electrochemical oxidation and subsequent polymerisation of 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 3-aminophenol and 1,3-phenylenediamine at pH 7. These related monomers were subsequently utilised by the authors in the production of pinhole free masks for the construction of features on gold surfaces of nanometer dimensions (neutral pH was required due to the use of biological templates). It is shown that whilst the electrochemical oxidation of 1,3-phenylenediamine is very similar to that of 3-aminophenol, it is quite dissimilar to that of 1,3-dihydroxybenzene and this can be attributed to the lack of interaction between the substituents on the ring due to their meta orientation. This behaviour can be correlated with differences in the HOMO values of the molecules as calculated using Crystal98. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to characterise the polymer films and their thin layer nature.
AB - The objective of this paper is the study of the electrochemical oxidation and subsequent polymerisation of 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 3-aminophenol and 1,3-phenylenediamine at pH 7. These related monomers were subsequently utilised by the authors in the production of pinhole free masks for the construction of features on gold surfaces of nanometer dimensions (neutral pH was required due to the use of biological templates). It is shown that whilst the electrochemical oxidation of 1,3-phenylenediamine is very similar to that of 3-aminophenol, it is quite dissimilar to that of 1,3-dihydroxybenzene and this can be attributed to the lack of interaction between the substituents on the ring due to their meta orientation. This behaviour can be correlated with differences in the HOMO values of the molecules as calculated using Crystal98. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to characterise the polymer films and their thin layer nature.
KW - 1,3-Dihydroxybenzene
KW - 1,3-Phenylenediamine
KW - 3-Aminophenol
KW - Electropolymerisation
KW - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jelechem.2007.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jelechem.2007.05.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34548417706
SN - 1572-6657
VL - 608
SP - 22
EP - 30
JO - Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
JF - Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
IS - 1
ER -