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Poly(4-vinylpyridine)

average Mw ~160,000

Synonym(s):

4-Vinylpyridine polymer, Poly(p -vinylpyridine)

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Linear Formula:
(C7H7N)n
CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

mol wt

average Mw ~160,000

transition temp

Tg 142 °C (onset, annealed)

solubility

DMF, acetic acid and lower alcohols: soluble

InChI

1S/C7H7N/c1-2-7-3-5-8-6-4-7/h2-6H,1H2

InChI key

KFDVPJUYSDEJTH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Poly(4-vinylpyridine) can be used:
  • To prepare metal-containing polymer, applicable as nonlinear optically active material.
  • For the removal of perchlorate from an aqueous solution.
It can also be incorporated into active layers of organic solar cells to enhance power conversion efficiency.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Rita Rodrigues et al.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 7(12), 8189-8196 (2014-12-22)
We report on the efficiency improvement of organic solar cells (OPVs) based on the low energy gap polyfluorene derivative, APFO-3, and the soluble C60 fullerene PCBM, upon addition of a residual amount of poly (4-vinylpyridine) (PVP). We find that the
Joanna Lim Wee Ling et al.
Talanta, 88, 477-483 (2012-01-24)
A new poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (P4VP) based cadmium (Cd)-ion selective electrode (ISE) was developed. The 4-vinyl pyridine (4VP) was first polymerized electrochemically on the surface of graphite, later characterized by FTIR, SEM/EDX and then optimized as ISE for Cd. At optimal
Ihsan Amin et al.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 7(5), 683-687 (2011-03-04)
For the development of polymer carpets as active devices for micro- and nanotechnology, a control of the polymer carpet morphology and especially control of the stimulus responsive polymer brush is needed. Here, we report on the first example for the
Hanieh Ghadimi et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 765, 70-76 (2013-02-16)
A novel glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with a composite film of poly (4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (P4VP/MWCNT GCE) was used for the voltammetric determination of paracetamol (PCT). This novel electrode displayed a combined effect of P4VP and
Kohei Uosaki et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(48), 17271-17276 (2010-11-17)
Interfacial structures of alkylated polyvinylpyridine (Cn-PVP) brushes with various side chain lengths (n = 2, 6, 12) in dry nitrogen, water vapor, liquid water, and aqueous electrolyte solution were investigated by sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy. The SFG spectra of

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