Photopolymerization of aniline with a tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium complex–methylviologen polymer bilayer electrode system

Aniline is photopolmerized by illuminating a bilayer electrode composed of tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium complex [Ru(bpy)32+] incorporated Nafion film and methylviologen pendant poly(siloxane)(PSiO-MV2+) film in aniline solution in the presence of N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (PPD); the role of PPD on photopolymerization of aniline is also discussed.