EP0229992A2
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Processable conductive polymers
Assignee: Polaroid Corp
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Filing: 1986-12-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-12-13
Abstract
Abstract Processable conductive polymers prepared by an oxidative polymerization are disclosed. A monomer which is oxidatively polymerizable into an electrically conductive polymer is polymerized with the aid of a chemical oxidizing agent in a reaction medium containing a dispersed phase of a polymeric counterion having anionic surface character. The polymeric counterion, which is in affiliation with the oxidatively polymerized polymer, confers processability to the conductive polymer material.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley J. Jasne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:23
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/06; H01B1/12; H01B1/124; H01B1/127; C; C08; C08G; C08G61/00; C08G61/12; C08G61/122; C08G61/123; H01B1/128
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for the production of a processable conductive polymer which comprises oxidatively polymerizing, in a polymerization reaction medium, a monomer oxidatively polymerizable to a cationic polymer, said reaction medium including a reaction medium-soluble chemical oxidizing agent for said oxidatively polymerizable monomer and, in a dispersed phase in said reaction medium during the polymerization and as a counteranion for said cationic polymer, a polymer having anionic surface character.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for the production of a processable conductive polymer which comprises oxidatively polymerizing, in a polymerization reaction medium, a monomer oxidatively polymerizable to a cationic polymer, said reaction medium including a reaction medium-soluble chemical oxidizing agent for said oxidatively polymerizable monomer and, in a dispersed phase in said reaction medium during the polymerization and as a counteranion for said cationic polymer, a polymer having anionic surface character.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of Claim 1 wherein said polymer having anionic surface character comprises polymeric latex particles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of Claim 2 wherein said polymeric latex particles include repeating units from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a strong anionic group, said repeating units being sufficient to confer said anionic surface character to said polymeric latex particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of Claim 3 wherein said anionic group comprises a sulfate or sulfonate group.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
32 words
The method of anyone of claims 2-4 wherein said polymeric latex particles include an anionic surfactant therein, said sulfactant being sufficient to confer said anionic surface character to said polymer latex particles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of Claim 5 wherein said surfactant has a sulfate or sulfonate anionic moiety.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
61 words
The method of anyone of claims 1-6 wherein said oxidatively polymerizable monomer comprises a compound of the formula wherein each of R¹ and R² is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl, or R¹ and R² together comprises the atoms necessary to complete a cyclic structure; and X is -O-, -S- or wherein R³ is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 7, wherein each of R¹ and R² is hydrogen.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
16 words
The method of anyone of claims 1-8 wherein said oxidizing agent comprises an inorganic peroxy compound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said inorganic peroxy compound is an alkali metal or ammonium persulfate.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
74 words
The method of anyone of claims 1-10 wherein said processable conductive polymer is a polymeric film which comprises oxidatively polymerizing, in a polymerization reaction medium, a monomer oxidatively polymerizable to a cationic polymer, said reaction medium including a reaction medium-soluble chemical oxidizing agent for said oxidatively polymerizable monomer and, in a dispersed phase in said reaction medium during the polymerization and as a counteranion for said cationic polymer, a polymer having anionic surfact character.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A polymeric dispersion coatable to an electrically conductive polymeric film comprising a liquid medium having dispersed therein polymeric particles comprising an oxidatively polymerized polymer having cationic character in affiliation with a dispersed phase of anionic polymer having anionic surface character.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A polymeric dispersion coatable to an electrically conductive polymeric film comprising a liquid medium having dispersed therein polymeric particles comprising an oxidatively polymerized polymer having cationic character in affiliation with a dispersed phase of anionic polymer having anionic surface character.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
68 words
The polymeric dispersion of claim 12 wherein said oxidatively polymerized polymer having cationic character comprises a polymer of an oxidatively polymerizable monomer of the formula wherein each of R¹ and R² is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl, or R¹ and R² together comprises the atoms necessary to complete a cyclic structure; and X is -O-, -S- or wherein R³ is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The polymeric dispersion of claims 12 or 13, wherein said polymer having anionic surface character comprises polymeric latex particles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
The polymeric dispersion of claim 14 wherein said polymeric latex particles include repeating units from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a strong anionic group, said repeating units being sufficient to confer said anionic surface character to said polymeric latex particles.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The polymeric dispersion of Claim 15 wherein said anionic group comprises a sulfate or sulfonate group.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The polymeric dispersion of anyone of claims 14-16 wherein said polymeric latex particles include an anionic surfactant therein, said surfactant being sufficient to confer said anionic surface character to said polymer latex particles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
46 words
The polymeric dispersion of anyone of claims 12-17 wherein said polymeric particles comprise from about 3% to about 50% by weight of said oxidatively polymerized polymer having cationic character and from about 50% to about 97% by weight of said anionic polymer having anionic surface character.
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