Colored electrically conductive polyaniline compounds

Claim 2

A colored electrically conductive polymeric composition comprising one or more polyanilines in complexing admixture with an effective protonating amount of one or more protonic acids, said protonic acids being functionalized so as to simultaneously or independently impart a conductivity to the composition greater than about 10 -6 S/cm and absorbance to the composition in the spectral range from 350 to 800 nm such that the ratio of the maximum absorbance in said range to the absorbance at 850 nm, is greater than 2.0, wherein said one or more protonic acids includes a protonic acid selected from the group consisting of pyrogallol red, pyrocatechol violet, cresol red, phenol red, xylenol blue, xylenol orange, sulforhodamine 640, sulforhodamine 62, 4-dicyanomethylene-2-methyl-6-(p-dimethylstyryl)4H-pyran, disperse red, solvent blue, and solvent yellow.

Claim 3

The composition of claim 1 composed of from 0.01 to 99% by weight of polyanilines plus protonic acids.

Claim 4

The composition of claim 1 having a conductivity of at least 10 -3 S/cm.

Claim 5

The composition of claim 1 having a conductivity of at least 0.1 S/cm.

Claim 6

The composition of claim 1 having absorbance in the spectral range from 350 to 800 nm such that the ratio of the maximum absorbance in said range to the absorbance at 850 nm, is greater than 10.

Claim 7

The composition of claim 5 having a conductivity of at least 10 -3 S/cm.

Claim 8

The composition of claim 5 having a conductivity of at least 0.1 S/cm.

Claim 9

Shaped articles comprising a composition of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Claim 10

A colored, electrically conductive polymeric composition comprising one part by weight total of one or more polyanilines in complex combination with one or more protonic acids in a proportion to provide from 1 protonic acid proton for each 8 repeat units of polyaniline to about 20 protonic acid protons for each polyaniline repeat unit and from 0.5 to 500 parts by weight of an insulating or semiconducting organic substrate selected from organic solvents, monomers, bulk oligomeric or polymeric or pre-polymeric materials which can be transformed into a fluid form during a processing step of mixing said substrate with said one or more polyanilines and said one or more protonic acids, wherein at least one of the protonic acids includes a counterion which imparts absorbance to the polymeric composition in the spectral range of from 350 to 800 nm such that the ratio of the maximum absorbance in this range to the absorbance at 850 nm is greater than 2 and wherein the complex combination of polyanilines and protonic acids imparts a conductivity to the composition which is greater than 10 -6 S/cm, and wherein said one or more protonic acids includes a protonic acid selected from the group consisting of pyrogallol red, pyrocatechol violet, cresol red, phenol red, xylenol blue, xylenol orange, sulforhodamine 640, sulforhodamine 62, 4-dicyanomethylene-2-methyl-6-(p-dimethylstyryl)4H-pyran, disperse red, solvent blue, and solvent yellow.

Claim 11

A colored, electrically conductive polymeric composition comprising one part by weight total of one or more polyanilines in complex combination with one or more protonic acids in a proportion to provide from 1 protonic acid proton for each 8 repeat units of polyaniline to about 20 protonic acid protons for each polyaniline repeat unit and from 0.5 to 500 parts by weight of an insulating or semiconducting organic substrate selected from organic solvents, monomers, bulk oligomeric or polymeric or pre-polymeric materials which can be transformed into a fluid form during a processing step of mixing said substrate with said one or more polyanilines and said one or more protonic acids, wherein at least one of the protonic acids includes a counterion which imparts absorbance to the polymeric composition in the spectral range of from 350 to 800 nm such that the ratio of the maximum absorbance in this range to the absorbance at 850 nm is greater than 2 and wherein the complex combination of polyanilines and protonic acids imparts a conductivity to the composition which is greater than 10 -6 S/cm, and wherein said one or more protonic acids includes a protonic acid selected from the group consisting of pyrogallol red, pyrocatechol violet, cresol red, phenol red, xylenol blue, xylenol orange, sulforhodamine 640, sulforhodamine 62, 4-dicyanomethylene-2-methyl-6-(p-dimethylstyryl)4H-pyran, disperse red, solvent blue, and solvent yellow.

Claim 12

The composition of claim 9 having a conductivity of at least 10 -3 S/cm.

Claim 13

The composition of claim 9 having a conductivity of at least 0.1 S/cm.

Claim 14

The composition of claim 9 having absorbance in the spectral range from 350 to 800 nm such that the ratio of the maximum absorbance in said range to the absorbance at 850 nm, is greater than 10.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 12 having a conductivity of at least 10 -3 S/cm.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 12 having a conductivity of at least 0.1 S/cm.

Claim 17

Shaped articles comprising a composition of claims 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14.