DESCRIPTION OF NEW REDOX AND CONDUCTING POLYMERS BASED ON COPPER CONTAINING UNITS - EMPHASIS ON THE ROLE OF COPPER IN THE ELECTRON-TRANSFER MECHANISM

A series of new electroactive and sometimes conducting polymers based on Copper(II) containing units have been prepared by electrooxidation of mononuclear Copper(II) complexes. While all polymers exhibit the electrochemical features of the Cu(II)/Cu(III) system included, an additional system probably due to the polymer can sometimes be observed. While all polymers exhibit a conductive character in solution, those bearing methoxy substituents also exhibit intrinsic electronic conductivity in the dry state of about 10(-3) S.