Polyazines: Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopy, and Conducting Properties
William B. Euler, Handbook of Organic Conductive Molecules and Polymers, H. S. Nalwa, editor, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1997, volume 2, 719 – 740
Abstract
A review of polyazine, -[N=C(R)-C(R)=N]x-, chemistry is given. The synthesis from condensation methods is detailed. The electronic structure of these polymers as deduced from a variety of levels of theory is presented, including ab initio and molecular mechanics methods. The geometric structure of the polymers are inferred from single crystal x-ray results on model compounds and x-ray powder diffraction of oligomers. The IR, NMR, and UV-vis spectroscopy of the polymers is examined in detail, particularly comparing the experimental results to the theoretical findings. Finally, the conductivity of the doped polyazines is discussed, especially focusing on the iodine-doped materials.