Abstract
Electrochemical copolymerization of furan and 3-chlorothiophene was performed at constant electrode potential in a binary solvent system consisting of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate + ethyl ether (BFEE + EE; ratio 1:2) and trifluoroacetic acid (10% by volume). The homopolymers and copolymers obtained were studied with cyclic voltammetry, in situ ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, in situ resonance Raman spectroscopy, and in situ conductivity measurements. The spectroelectrochemical properties of the copolymers show intermediate features between polyfuran and poly(3-chlorothiophene). The conductivity changes of homo- and copolymer films are almost completely reversible when the potential shift direction is reversed.