I want to co-polymerize a monomer electrochemically whose onset oxidation is 0.3V with the other monomer having 0.8V (vs Ag/Ag+). Since they have different reactivities, the proportion of two wont be the one fixed in the feed (electrolyte solution). Is there any way to find out the proportion of two monomer in the resulting polymer?
The answer to your question can be very complex. Lets start with the last question:
Is there any way to find out the proportion of two monomers in the resulting polymer?
Maybe or maybe not. It depends on the structural, physicochemical, spectroscopic ... characteristics of your monomers and also on the co-polymer formed. For example, if only one of the monomers contains sulfur, an elemental analysis of the polymeric material will give you its proportion in the co-polymer. If both monomers are constituted by C,N and H, the elemental analysis may not solve the question.
And now, the first one: How to co-polymerize two monomers electrochemically having large difference in oxidation potential?
I assume that your question is how to modulate by electrochemical means the fraction of the monomer showing higher oxidation potential. I hope that the attached publication can help you.
Article Shifting the degree of sulfonation in a polyaniline derivati...
Thanks a lot! This article is very informative for me.
Do you have any other article which signifies various factors affecting the incorporation of monomer electrochemically in the co-polymer besides its monomer oxidation potential?
Thanks !
Best regards,
Rekha
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