PROJECT TITLE :

Facile synthesis method of poly(3,5-dimethyoxyaniline) hollow microsphere through interfacial polymerisation approach using camphorsulfonic acid as the doping agent

ABSTRACT:

A facile synthesis method of poly(3,five-dimethoxyaniline) (P(three,five-DMA)) hollow microspheres was demonstrated by the interfacial polymerisation of three,five-dimethoxyaniline (three,five-DMA) using camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) as the doping agent and soft template. The obtained P(three,five-DMA) hollow microspheres possess narrow size distribution and uniform form. A attainable growth mechanism of the hollow microspheres was proposed through finding out the change in morphologies of P(three,5-DMA) at different reaction times. It is believed that the slow diffusion speed of monomer from the oil section to the water part within the interfacial polymerisation system controls the progress of polymerisation. Moreover, the interaction between amino group of the monomer and the sulfonic acid group of the doping agent micelle guides the formation of the hollow microspheres.