Abstract

A new polymeric material was obtained by the electrochemical oxidation of 1,3-dimethoxybenzene (MDMB) in dry acetonitrile on platinum electrodes. A shiny, golden polymeric deposit that is insoluble in most common solvents was observed on the platinum surface. The polymerization process obeys a multistep, self-catalytic type of mechanism, following an instantaneous nucleation and bidimensional growing process during the initial stage of the film formation. The scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) shows the existence of two different layers during electrodeposition: a smooth, compact, thin layer with an average thickness of 50 nm, followed by a porous, thick, stable, and less adherent layer