Camphor sulfonic acid incorporation on SnO2/polyaniline nanocomposites for improved thermoelectric energy conversion

To modulate carrier transport and hence thermoelectric properties a facile approach has been undertaken by incorporation of tin dioxide (SnO2) in polyaniline (PANI) and subsequent treatment with camphor sulfonic acid...

The Effect of Inorganic Salt on the Morphology and Nucleation of Polyaniline

Polyaniline nanofibers were fabricated through the addition of inorganic salt such as NaCl, MgSO4 and AlCl3 into the micelle-like composed of aniline and camphor sulfonic acid (CSA). The influence of types and concentration of inorganic salts, doped acids and temperature on polyaniline was studied by TEM, Uv-vis and FTIR spectroscopy. In addition, in situ Uv-vis and 1H NMR were applied to observe the process of aniline polymerization, and it was indicated the polymerization rate of aniline changed after the addition of inorganic salt NaCl into the initial solution.

The Role of Formic Acid as Secondary Dopant and Solvent for Poly(O-Toluidine) Intrinsically Doped with Camphor Sulfonic Acid

The role of formic acid as Secondary Dopant for Poly (O-toluidine) Intrinsically Doped with Camphor Sulfonic-Acid (POT-CSA) nanoparticles were prepared by chemical polymerization had been studied. Spin coating and casting method have been used to deposit good adhesion and uniform thin films of (POT-CSA) on a glass substrates at room temperature. the properties of (POT-CSA) nanoparticles which examined by FTIR, SEM, AFM, XRD, I-V characteristics and UV-VIS. FTIR studies show the several bending and stretching modes of POT. XRD examination demonstrated that NPS. has a semi-crystalline pattern . The synthesized film well covered by the nanoparticles over the entire substrate surface, exhibits uniform, porous, and spherical granular surface morphology, A narrow size distribution is observed and the average size of particles about 80 nm. The band gap (Eg) has been determined which is equal to 3.1 ev. The room temperature conductivity of POT-CSA was 3 * 10-1 S.cm-1,which increases with increasing temperature. Electrical conductivity enhances up to three order after the secondary doping process. Keywords: POT-Chemical polymerization-Conducting polymer-SEM-AFM

A Study on Camphor Derivatives and Its Applications: A Mini-Review

: Natural compounds are the prominent sources for the synthesis of abundant biologically active substances in medicinal chemistry. Camphor exists in two enantiomeric forms i.e., R and S, or both, which are readily obtainable. Camphor is a small molecule with chirality property that binds to some active site, together with its low cost and convenience to transform into synthetically useful derivatives and one of the most important monoterpenoids widely spread in plants and has been used as starting material for the various camphor based derivatives which exhibit several biological activities include antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidant, analgesic and anti-cancer. Many of those simple derivatives are commercially available in the form of camphor sulfonic acid or ketopinic acid that can be easily be produced from camphor. This compound is primarily used as a chiral starting material in the enantiospecific synthesis of natural products is because of its available methods for the direct or indirect introduction of functionality at C-3, C-5, C-8, C-9, and C-10 carbon atoms. In this study, heterocyclic compounds derived from camphor are arranged in different groups as Camphor-Derived Simple Heterocycles, Fused Camphor-Derived Heterocycles, Spiro Camphor-Derived Heterocycles, Ring Expanded Camphor-Derived Heterocycles and Camphor derived metal complexes. This study summarizes the transformations of camphor and its derivatives along with their biological activities.