Novel Catalytic Oxidative Synthesis of Soluble Conductive Polymers of Poly(3butoxycarbonyl-4-methylpyrrole)

A soluble conductive polymer, poly(3-butoxycarbonyl-4methylpyrrole) was synthesized by catalytic oxidative polymerization of 3-butoxycarbonyl-4-methylpyrrole, where only a small amount of iron (III) chloride as a catalyst, and enough amount of oxygen as an oxidant were used. Addtion of BF Et2O to the reaction system can make the yield of the polymer remarkably increase.