INTERCALATION AND POLYMERIZATION OF 4-ANILINOANILINE AND 4-ANILINOANILINIUM IODIDE IN THE VOPO4 AND V2O5 INTERLAYER SPACES

Reactions of 4-anilinoaniline and 4-anilinoanilinium iodide with powdered VOPO4.2H(2)O suspended in ethanol gave compounds intercalated with the 4-anilinoanilinium cation. Reactions of 4-anilinoaniline and its hydrogen iodide salt with powdered V2O5.nH(2)O suspended in ethanol resulted in the direct oxidative polymerization of 4-anilinoanilinium moieties in the V2O5 interlayer space. The polymerization processes of 4-anilinoaniline and its hydrogen iodide salt in the VOPO4 and V2O5 interlayer spaces are discussed on the basis of powder X-ray diffraction patterns, infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies as well as gel-permeation chromatography.