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Conductive polymer materials and method of producing same
Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1988-02-22
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Granted: 1989-07-25
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Expires: 2008-02-22
Abstract
Abstract Production of base-type conductive polymers, particularly from the family of conductive polyaniline, by reacting a base-type non-conductive polymer containing carbon-nitrogen linkages, e.g., polyaniline, with an anhydride, such as R--SO 2 --O--SO 2 --R', R--CO--O--CO--R', or R--CO--O--SO 2 R', or mixtures thereof, where R and R' are alkyl or aryl, e.g., tosylic anhydride or benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride, and forming an electrically conductive polymer in which the SO 2 R and COR groups are covalently linked to the nitrogen atoms of the conductive polymer and the anion of the conductive polymer is the SO 3 R' or O 2 CR' group.
Inventors
- 👤 Stuart I. Yaniger
- 👤 Randy E. Cameron
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 07:54
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/06; H01B1/12; H01B1/124; H01B1/128; C; C08; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/02; C08G73/024; C08G73/0246; C08G73/0253; C08G73/026; C08G73/0266; C08G73/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
A process for producing a conductive polymer which comprises reacting a base-type non-conductive polymer containing carbon-nitrogen linkages with an effective amount suficient to increase electrical conductivity of an anhydride having an organic group capable of being covalently linked to the nitrogen atoms of said polymer, said anhydride being selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic anhydride, a carbonyl anhydride, a carbonyl sulfonic anhydride, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
A process for producing a conductive polymer which comprises reacting a base-type non-conductive polymer containing carbon-nitrogen linkages with an effective amount suficient to increase electrical conductivity of an anhydride having an organic group capable of being covalently linked to the nitrogen atoms of said polymer, said anhydride being selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic anhydride, a carbonyl anhydride, a carbonyl sulfonic anhydride, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said anhydride is selected from the group consisting of R--SO 2 --O--SO 2 --R', R--CO--O--CO--R', and R--CO--O--SO 2 R', and mixtures thereof, where R and R' are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 2, said reaction taking place in a solvent which does not react irreversibly with said anhydride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 2, said base-type non-conductive polymer including homopolymer mixtures and blends, copolymers and polymer alloys, containing carbon-nitrogen groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 2, wherein the base-type non-conductive polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, its naphthyl and biphenyl derivatives, and alkyl and aryl substituted polyaniline and its alkyl and aryl substituted naphthyl and biphenyl derivatives.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for producing a conductive polymer which comprises reacting a base-type non-conductive polymer having the general formula: ##STR7## where A is an unsaturated carbon-containing group, with an effective amount sufficient to increase electrical conductivity of an anhydride selected from the group consisting of R--SO 2 --O--SO 2 --R', R--CO--O--CO--R' and R--CO--O--SO 2 R', where R and R' are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl, and y is an integer ranging from about 1 to about 1,000, and forming an electrically conductive polymer having the general formula: ##STR8## where B is a group selected from the class consisting of SO 2 R and COR, and X is selected from the group consisting of SO 3 R' - and O 2 CR' - .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for producing a conductive polymer which comprises reacting a base-type non-conductive polymer having the general formula: ##STR7## where A is an unsaturated carbon-containing group, with an effective amount sufficient to increase electrical conductivity of an anhydride selected from the group consisting of R--SO 2 --O--SO 2 --R', R--CO--O--CO--R' and R--CO--O--SO 2 R', where R and R' are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl, and y is an integer ranging from about 1 to about 1,000, and forming an electrically conductive polymer having the general formula: ##STR8## where B is a group selected from the class consisting of SO 2 R and COR, and X is selected from the group consisting of SO 3 R' - and O 2 CR' - .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 6, wherein the base-type non-conductive polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, its naphthyl and biphenyl derivatives and alkyl and aryl substituted polyaniline and its alkyl and aryl substituted naphthyl and biphenyl derivatives.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 6, the molar proportion of said anhydride to said non-conductive polymer ranging from about 0.01 to about two SO 2 R + or COR + groups per nitrogen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 7, wherein said base-type non-conductive polymer is polyaniline.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 9, wherein said anhydride is selected from the group consisting of tosylic anhydride, trifluoromethane sulfonic anhydride, pyromellitic dianhydride, 3,3',4,4'-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride, nadic anhydride, methane sulfonic anhydride, benzene sulfonic anhydride, maleic anhydride and 2-sulfobenzoic anhydride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 9, wherein said anhydride is a polyimide oligomer terminated by anhydrides.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 9, the molar proportion of said anhydride to said polyaniline ranging from about 0.01 to about 8 per polymer repeat unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 9, said reaction taking place in a solvent selected from the group consisting of N-methyl pyrrolidone, dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, diemthylacetomide, acetonitrile and pyridine.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
An electrically conductive polymer comprising a base-type polymer containing carbon-nitrogen linkages having an organic or inorganic group covalently linked to nitrogen atoms of said polymer, said group selected from the class consisting of SO 2 R and COR, where R is selected from the class consisting of alkyl and aryl.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
An electrically conductive polymer comprising a base-type polymer containing carbon-nitrogen linkages having an organic or inorganic group covalently linked to nitrogen atoms of said polymer, said group selected from the class consisting of SO 2 R and COR, where R is selected from the class consisting of alkyl and aryl.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
The electrically conductive polymer of claim 14, having an anion associated therewith, said anion selected from the group consisting of SO 3 R' - and O 2 CR' - , where R' is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrically conductive polymer of claim 15, wherein said base-type polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, its naphthyl and biphenyl derivatives, and alkyl and aryl substituted polyaniline and its alkyl and aryl substituted naphthyl and biphenyl derivatives.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
91 words
An electrically conductive base-type polymer having the general formula: ##STR9## or an electrically conductive base-type polymer comprised of a combination of such formula structures, where A is an unsaturated carbon-containing group, B is a group selected from the class consisting of SO 2 R and COR, X is selected from the group consisting of SO 3 R' - and O 2 CR' - , where R and R' are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl, and y is an integer ranging from about 1 to about 1,000.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
91 words
An electrically conductive base-type polymer having the general formula: ##STR9## or an electrically conductive base-type polymer comprised of a combination of such formula structures, where A is an unsaturated carbon-containing group, B is a group selected from the class consisting of SO 2 R and COR, X is selected from the group consisting of SO 3 R' - and O 2 CR' - , where R and R' are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl, and y is an integer ranging from about 1 to about 1,000.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrically conductive polymer of claim 17, wherein the base-type polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyanilne, its naphthyl and biphenyl derivatives and alkyl and aryl substituted polyaniline and its alkyl and aryl substituted naphthyl and biphenyl derivatives.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrically conductive base-type polymer as defined in claim 18, wherein the base-type polymer is polyaniline, and said alkyl group contains from 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
50 words
An electrically conductive base-type polymer as defined in claim 19, where R and R' are each groups derived from a reactant selected from the class consisting of tosylic anhydride, trifluoromethane sulfonic anhydride, pyromellitic dianhydride, 3,3',4,4'-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride, nadic anhydride, methane sulfonic anhydride, benzene sulfonic anhydride, maleic anhydride, and 2-sulfonbenzoic anhydride.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrically conductive base-type polymer of claim 19, where y ranges from about 10 to about 100.
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