POLYMER, vol.34, no.19, pp.4146-4149, 1993 (SCI-Expanded)
Electroinitiated polymerization of bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenoxo)bis(pyridine)copper(II) complex was achieved in dimethylformamide by constant potential electrolysis under air and N2. The polymers obtained at several potentials were characterized by H-1 n.m.r., C-13 n.m.r., FTi.r. and d.s.c., and were found to be branched. The kinetics of the polymerization were followed by in situ cyclic voltammetry measurements at 13.5 and 20-degrees-C during electrolysis. As found for the thermal polymerization of this complex, electroinitiation begins after 50 min at 13.5-degrees-C, whereas the induction period is negligible for electrolysis at 20-degrees-C.