Electrochemical Polymerization of 2-Amino-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)thiazole and Characterization of the Obtained Polymer

Electrochemical oxidative polymerization of 2-amino-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)thiazole on platinum electrode in hydrochloric acid medium was carried out. Different reaction parameters were investigated such as current density, acid concentration, monomer concentration, and temperature with duration of time. The orders of the electropolymerization reaction were found to be 1.10, 1.10, and 0.99 with respect to current density, HCl acid, and monomer concentrations, respectively. The apparent activation energy (Ea) was found to be 66.91 KJ mol−1. The obtained polymer films are characterized by IR, UV, 1H-NMR, elemental analysis, and cyclic voltammetry. The mechanism of the electropolymerization reaction has also been discussed.