Proton connection route in polymer matrix : a new generation for membrane fuel cell (Part I : heterocyclic derivatives of polymeric chain)

Abstract

A well-designed polymeric material having heterocyclic molecule where an expected effective prton connection route is proposed. In the present work, heterocyclic derivative of polymeric chain was prepared. The aza-methylene phenol molecule was selected as a spacer molecule to conjugate with heterocyclic molecule. Adenine was applied as a functional group to provide proton transferring system through the resonance structure of imidazole unit. The products of each preparation step were structural characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H NMR), mass spectroscopy (MS) and elemental analysis (EA).