
Conducting organic polymers. Polypyrrole and polyaniline, doped with anionic boron clusters, are produced either chemically or electrochemically to be used in water desalting and for sensor devices making benefit of their electrical and electrochromic properties.
The [NBu4]+ and [PBu4]+ treatment of PPy, doped with the cobaltabisdicarbollide anion [Co(C2B9H11)2]– or its brominated derivative [Co(C2B9H8Br3)2]–, produces the first example of superficial layer covering of a conducting organic polymer. The deposit is consequence of the high insolubility in water of alkylammonium or alkylphosphonium salts of carborane anions. Therefore a layer of [NBu4][Co(C2B9H11)2] or [PBu4][Co(C2B9H11)2] is generated on the surface of the COP.

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15. Patent:
Inventores por orden de firma: A. I. Stoica, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor
Título: Sensores Potenciométricos Basados en Membranas de PVC para detectar analitos que contengan Nitrogeno Basados en Clústeres de Boro Aniónicos
Núm. de solicitud: P200802603
País de prioridad: España
Fecha de prioridad: 12 de setiembre 2008
Entidad titular: C.S.I.C.