RESUMEN
A new charge-transfer complex and the amide formed by the interaction between the electron donor of the p-aminodiphenylamine and the electron acceptor of maleic anhydride are investigated by spectroscopic methods. The amidation reaction is caused by proton and charge transfer between the maleic anhydride and p-aminodiphenylamine molecules. The Benesi-Hildebrand equation is used to determine the formation constant, the molar extinction coefficient and the standard Gibbs free energy of the complex by using UV/Vis spectroscopy. To reveal the electronic and spectroscopic properties of these molecules, theoretical computations are performed on the structures of maleic anhydride, p-aminodiphenylamine and the conformers of their charge-transfer complex. The charge-transfer complex and amidation reaction mechanism are also confirmed by IR and NMR spectroscopy and HRMS. The nature of the maleic anhydride-p-aminodiphenylamine complex is characterized by cyclic voltammetry, thermogravimetric analysis, XRD and SEM. Solid microribbons of this complex show higher thermal stability than p-aminodiphenylamine.
RESUMEN
Substituted polyaniline/chitosan (sPANI/Ch) composites were chemically synthesized in H(2)SO(4) and CH(3)COOH synthesis media. Structural and physical properties of the composites were characterized by using FTIR, SEM, TGA, UV-vis, XRD techniques, and conductivity measurements. The effect of synthesis media on morphology, thermal stability, conductivity, and crystalline properties was investigated. Chemical interactions between substituted polyanilines and chitosan were explained using FTIR spectra results. The different morphological surfaces were observed in SEM images of the composites. The size of the substituted polyaniline/chitosan (sPANI/Ch) composites was in nanoscale, and the composites synthesized in acetic acid media showed smaller structures than those of H(2)SO(4) media and pure chitosan. It was interpreted from XRD results that the composites have amorphous structure and the PNEANI/Ch-CH(3)COOH composite has the highest crystallinity.