Title
Surface behavior and polymerization of 2- and 3-(l-octadecynyl)aniline at the air-aqueous interface
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-17-2000
Abstract
The surface behavior of 2- and 3-(l-octadecynyl)aniline (2ODA and 30DA) was studied in Langmuir films and compared to that of 2- and 3-pentadecylaniline (2PDA and 3PDA), which was previously reported. Surface pressure Or) and potential (π) vs mean molecular area (ΔV) isotherms of these substituted anilines were generated, and the results were, in part, attributed to the orientation of the aromatic rings at the interface. Using well-established methods, 2ODA and SODA were polymerized at the air-aqueous interface, and the reactivities of the aniline derivatives were studied at different . surface pressures. It was found that the initial rate constant (k') for the polymerization of 20DA was significantly greater than that of 2PDA, but autoacceleration was not detected. The reaction rates are explained in part by molecular orientational differences at the air-aqueous interface. The polymerization rates of 30DA and 3PDA were comparable, which is probably due to similar headgroup orientation at the air-aqueous interface. © 2000 American Chemical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Macromolecules
First Page
8006
Last Page
8011
Recommended Citation
Kloeppner, L., Batten, J., & Duran, R. (2000). Surface behavior and polymerization of 2- and 3-(l-octadecynyl)aniline at the air-aqueous interface. Macromolecules, 33 (21), 8006-8011. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma9916584