Self-Organization of Supramolecular Hairy Rods

The possibility of obtaining comb copolymer structures via the supramolecular route, using physical matching interactions, such as ionic, coordination, or hydrogen bonding, was discussed in some 

The scheme of protonation of the emeraldine-base form of B NI by DBSA and the subsequent doping are also illustrated 

Molar ratio DBSA/PANI repeat units (mol/mol) 

Mfartures of PPY(MSA)j g and OG were prepared in different molar ratios 1.0 0.5, 1.0 1.0, and 1.0 2.0 between MSA and OG. Here we will restrict our discussion to the last composition. The optical microscopy study of the supramolecular hairy rod PPY(MSA)i o(OG)2,o showed that the material is an optically isotropic fluid above ca. 180° C, forms an optically anisotropic self- 

Since the pyridyl rings of PPY are deficient of rr-electrons, only n-doping yields moderate conductivity of approximetely 0.1 S/cm, whereas p-doping, based on electron withdrawal, is ineffective [215,216], which is also expected for protonation with strong acids. The main purpose of this scheme is therefore not the construction of electronically conducting self-organized supramolecular mate- 

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