FTIR study of self-protonation and gel formation in pyridinic solutions of poly(4-vinylpyridine)

Mark Rozenberg*, Evgenya Vaganova, Shlomo Yitzchaik

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Abstract

An FTIR study reveals the complex zwitterion (R2C--Py+-H) in a polymeric chain of poly(4-vinylpyridine), which results from self-protonation of the latter in a pyridine solution. Presumably this complex ion, together with the observed strongly hydrogen-bonded network, is responsible for the formation of a gel with unique tunable emission properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-112
Number of pages4
JournalNew Journal of Chemistry
Volume24
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

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