Claims
- 1. A functionalized polyaniline comprises of at least one type of the repeat units of Formulas XV to XX,
- 2. A functionalized polyaniline comprises of at least one type of the repeat unit of Formulas XVII to XX,
- 3. A functionalized polyaniline according to claim 2, wherein:
R10 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from hydrogen, or the functional groups consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, arylthio, alkylthioalkylthio, alkylthioarylthio, arylhioarylthio, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, vinyloxycarbonylthio, alkenyloxycarbonylthio, allyloxycarbonylthio, benzyloxycarbonylthio, arylalkyloxycarbonylthio, mercapto, mercaptoalkylthio, mercaptoarylalkylthio, mercaptoarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylalkylthio, or mercaptoarylalkylarylthio, wherein permissible substituents are one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic or heteroalicyclic or alicyclic ring, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylene, arylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, halo, nitro, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, alkylarylamino, cyano, hydroxyl, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, alkylthio, arylthio, arylcarbonylthio, mercapto, epoxy moiety, or other permissible R9 substituent, or acid functional group such as phosphonic acid, phosphinic acid, boric acid, carboxylic acid, sulfinic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphonate salts, phosphinate salts, borate salts, carboxylate salts, sulfinate salts, sulfonate salts, phosphoric acid, phosphate salts, and the derivatives thereof, such as esters and the like; or any two R10 groups together, or any R10 group together with any R9 or R7 group may form a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene chain, which chain may optionally include one or more divalent atoms or moieties, such as nitrogen, sulfur, sulfinyl, ester, carbonyl, sulfonyl, selenium, tellurium, phosphorus or oxygen, wherein permissible substituents are one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic or heteroalicyclic or alicyclic ring, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylene, arylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, halo, nitro, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, alkylarylamino, cyano, hydroxyl, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, alkylthio, arylthio, arylcarbonylthio, mercapto, epoxy moiety, or other permissible R9 substituent, or acid functional group such as phosphonic acid, phosphinic acid, boric acid, carboxylic acid, sulfinic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphonate salts, phosphinate salts, borate salts, carboxylate salts, sulfinate salts, sulfonate salts, phosphoric acid, phosphate salts, and the derivatives thereof, such as esters and the like.
- 4. A functionalized polyaniline according to claim 3, wherein:
R10 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from hydrogen, or the functional groups consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, arylthio, alkylthioalkylthio, alkylthioarylthio, arylthioarylthio, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, vinyloxycarbonylthio, alkenyloxycarbonylthio, allyloxycarbonylthio, benzyloxycarbonylthio, arylalkyloxycarbonylthio, mercapto, mercaptoalkylthio, mercaptoarylalkylthio, mercaptoarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylalkylthio, or mercaptoarylalkylarylthio, wherein permissible substituents are one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic or heteroalicyclic or alicyclic ring, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylene, arylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, halo, nitro, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, alkylarylamino, cyano, hydroxyl, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, alkylthio, arylthio, arylcarbonylthio, mercapto, epoxy moiety, or other permissible R9 substituent, or acid functional group such as phosphonic acid, phosphinic acid, boric acid, carboxylic acid, sulfinic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphonate salts, phosphinate salts, borate salts, carboxylate salts, sulfinate salts, sulfonate salts, phosphoric acid, phosphate salts, and the derivatives thereof, such as esters and the like.
- 5. A functionalized polyaniline according to claim 4, wherein:
R10 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from hydrogen, or the functional groups consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, arylthio, alkylthioalkylthio, alkylthioarylthio, arylhioarylthio, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, vinyloxycarbonylthio, alkenyloxycarbonylthio, allyloxycarbonylthio, benzyloxycarbonylthio, arylalkyloxycarbonylthio, mercapto, mercaptoalkylthio, mercaptoarylalkylthio, mercaptoarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylalkylthio, or mercaptoarylalkylarylthio, wherein permissible substituents are one or more acid functional group such as phosphonic acid, phosphinic acid, boric acid, carboxylic acid, sulfinic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphonate salts, phosphinate salts, borate salts, carboxylate salts, sulfinate salts, sulfonate salts, phosphoric acid, phosphate salts, and the derivatives thereof, such as esters and the like.
- 6. A functionalized polyaniline according to claim 4, wherein:
R10 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from hydrogen, or the functional groups consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, arylthio, alkylthioalkylthio, alkylthioarylthio, arylthioarylthio, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, vinyloxycarbonylthio, alkenyloxycarbonylthio, allyloxycarbonylthio, benzyloxycarbonylthio, arylalkyloxycarbonylthio, mercapto, mercaptoalkylthio, mercaptoarylalkylthio, mercaptoarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylalkylthio, or mercaptoarylalkylarylthio, wherein permissible substituents are one or more amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, alkylarylamino, cyano, hydroxyl, or epoxy moiety.
- 7. A functionalized polyaniline according to claim 4, wherein:
R10 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from hydrogen, or the functional groups consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, arylthio, alkylthioalkylthio, alkylthioarylthio, arylthioarylthio, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, vinyloxycarbonylthio, alkenyloxycarbonylthio, allyloxycarbonylthio, benzyloxycarbonylthio, arylalkyloxycarbonylthio, mercapto, mercaptoalkylthio, mercaptoarylalkylthio, mercaptoarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylalkylthio, or mercaptoarylalkylarylthio, wherein permissible substituents are one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic or heteroalicyclic or alicyclic ring.
- 8. A functionalized polyaniline according to claim 4, wherein
R10 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from hydrogen, or the functional groups consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, arylthio, alkylthioalkylthio, alkylthioarylthio, arylthioarylthio, alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, vinyloxycarbonylthio, alkenyloxycarbonylthio, allyloxycarbonylthio, benzyloxycarbonylthio, arylalkyloxycarbonylthio, mercapto, mercaptoalkylthio, mercaptoarylalkylthio, mercaptoarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylthio, mercaptoalkylarylalkylthio, or mercaptoarylalkylarylthio, wherein permissible substituents are one or more alkanoylthio, aryloylthio, alkoxycarbonylthio, aryloxycarbonylthio, alkylthio, arylthio, arylcarbonylthio, mercapto.
- 9. A conductive polyaniline comprising one or more the functionalized polyanilines of claim 1 and one or more dopants.
- 10. A conductive film comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines of claim 1 and one or more dopants.
- 11. A conductive powder comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines of claim 1 and one or more dopants.
- 12. A conductive coating comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines of claim 1 and one or more dopants.
- 13. A conductive fiber comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines of claim 1 and one or more dopants.
- 14. A conductive article comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines of claim 1 and one or more dopants.
- 15. A conductive pellet comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines of claim 1 and one or more dopants.
- 16. An article comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines of claim 1.
- 17. A capacitive article comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines of claim 1.
- 18. An article comprising a body, the body formed totally from the group comprising of the functionalized polyanilines of claim 1.
- 19. An article comprising a body, the body formed in part from the group comprising of the functionalized polyanilines of claim 1.
- 20. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing polyaniline in a solid state form; (b) subjecting said solid state polyaniline to a redox treatment to convert backbone of said solid state polyaniline into a specified oxidation state; (c) subjecting said solid state polyaniline in an oxidation state to a reaction treatment with a solution of reactive chemical reagent(s) in a selected solvent(s) for a period of time, said solvent(s) is capable of dissolving or dispersing said chemical reagent(s) and swelling or wetting said solid state polyaniline, and said chemical reagent(s) is capable of functionalizing said solid state polyaniline and transforming the backbone of said solid state polyaniline into a more reduced form; and repeating steps (b) and/or (c) as desired.
- 21. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein said polyaniline comprises of the repeat units of the Formulas IX and X:
- 22. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein said polyaniline is comprised of at least one type of the repeat units of Formulas XI to XIV:
- 23. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein said polyanilines in step (a) are made from a mixture comprising of one or more aniline monomer(s) of Formula VIII:
- 24. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein the reactive chemical reagent(s) in step (c) is selected from the a group consisting of the formulas II to IV:
- 25. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein the reactive chemical reagent in step (c) is of the formulas II:
- 26. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein step (b) is omitted.
- 27. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein steps (b) and (c) are reversed.
- 28. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein the redox treatment is carried out by air.
- 29. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein steps (b) and/or (c) are repeated in at least one treatment cycle.
- 30. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 29, wherein the reactive chemical reagent in each redox/reaction treatment cycle is the same.
- 31. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein the reaction treatment employs at least one reactive chemical reagent in each repeat cycle.
- 32. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein the reactive chemical reagent in each redox/reaction treatment cycle is different.
- 33. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 20, wherein the reaction treatment with reactive chemical reagent in step (c) is carried out by an oxidizing atmosphere selected from the group consisting of air and O2.
- 34. A functionalized polyaniline made from a method according to claim 33, wherein the reaction treatment is performed for a time period sufficient to convert the resultant polyaniline to an oxidation state equal to or higher than the oxidation state of said solid state polyaniline.
- 35. An article comprising a body, the body formed totally or in part from the group comprising of the functionalized polyaniline made by the method of claim 20.
- 36. A conductive article comprising of one or more functionalized polyanilines made by the method of claim 20.
- 37. A capacitive article comprising one or more functionalized polyanilines made by the method of claim 20.
- 38. An article comprising of cross-linked, functionalized polyanilines made by the method of claim 20.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/484,075, filed Jan. 18, 2000, the content thereof is incorporated herein by reference.
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