SYNOPSISElectropolymerization of o-toluidine ( o-methylaniline ) and m-toluidine was carried out in acidic aqueous solution, and UV-visible and IR spectra of the resulting polymer films were obtained at various electric potentials and pHs. In Na2S04 aqueous solution, poly (o-toluidine ) gave considerably different UV-visible spectra from polyaniline, whereas, in HCl (pH -0 ) , the spectra of poly( o-toluidine) changed in the same way as polyaniline when the potential was varied. This spectral change depended also on counterion. This suggests that the intermediate state (radical cation) of poly (0-toluidine) is unstable in a neutral solution especially when a large counter ion exists, which is contrast to polyaniline. The dependency of the FT-IR spectra of poly( o-toluidine) on the potential and pH supported also the above result of UV-visible spectra. From both UV-visible and IR spectra under various conditions, it was found that o-toluidine and m-toluidine give the same polymer.
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