Synfacts 2011(1): 0033-0033  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259159
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ˙ New York

Polyaniline Rings

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Carlos Cordovilla
A. Ito*, Y. Yokoyama, R. Aihara, K. Fukui, S. Eguchi, K. Shizu, T. Sato, K. Tanaka*
Kyoto University, Japan
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Publication History

Publication Date:
21 December 2010 (online)

Significance

The synthesis of hexaaza[16]paracyclophane, a cyclic oligoaniline, is described. The oxidation processes have been studied and their oxidation potentials measured. The ESR studies reveal the delocalized spin distribution for the radical cation.