Issue 9, 2002
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Synthesis and electrochemical study of a tetra(ester thiophene)calix[4]arene: ionic recognition and electropolymerisation behaviour

Alain Pailleret,a   Damien W. M. Arrigan,†*a   Julie K. Browneb  and  M. Anthony McKerveyb  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry & Centre for Materials Research, Cockcroft Building, University of Salford, Salford, UK
E-mail: damien.arrigan@nmrc.ie

b School of Chemistry, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Abstract

An electropolymerisable tetra ester calix[4]arene derivative 1 bearing four thiophene units appended at the lower rim has been synthesised. The oxidative behaviour and the ability of 1 to recognise alkaline and ammonium cations in acetonitrile solution was examined by cyclic voltammetry. The data are interpreted on the basis of the electroactivity of the four thiophene moieties as well as the electroactivity of the 2,6-disubstituted aryl ether moieties of 1. Electrochemical homopolymerisation of 1 was achieved but produced electrochemically unstable films. Electrochemical copolymerisation of 1 with 3-methylthiophene (3-MeT) was investigated. The [3-MeT]/[1] ratio was observed to influence the electrochemical stability and recognition ability for sodium cations of the resulting films.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B204155C
Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Apr 2002
Accepted
30 May 2002
First published
16 Jul 2002

J. Mater. Chem., 2002,12, 2665-2670

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Synthesis and electrochemical study of a tetra(ester thiophene)calix[4]arene: ionic recognition and electropolymerisation behaviour

A. Pailleret, D. W. M. Arrigan, J. K. Browne and M. Anthony McKervey, J. Mater. Chem., 2002, 12, 2665 DOI: 10.1039/B204155C

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