Patent ID: 6072027
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: C08G,H01B

Abstract:
A process for preparing a conductive polymer comprising reacting in a reaction medium under polymerization conditions, a mixture of a conductive polymer precursor, a strong acid, a chlorate salt or chloric acid, and an iron salt, wherein the conductive polymer precursor is an aniline represented by the following structure: ##STR5## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl; and each R.sup.2 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halo, or nitro, with the proviso that at least one of R.sup.2 is hydrogen, halo, or alkoxy.