Oxidative polymerization of diphenylamine: A mechanistic study

Abstract

The mechanism of oxidative polymerization of diphenylamine is considered. The kinetic study of diphenylamine polymerization and of the structure and molecular-mass characteristics of the reaction products has shown that the degree of oxidation of intermediates plays the key role in polyrecombination. The relationship between the polymerization procedure and the molecular mass of polydiphenylamine was revealed.