Abstract
Disodium 2,2′-di(sulfopropyloxy)-biphenyl as a novel sulfonated aromatic diarene monomer has been facilely synthesised via one-step etherification in high yield and successfully applied in polyacylation under mild conditions for the first time. Proton-exchange membranes of the resulting side-chain-type sulfonated aromatic polyketones exhibit proton conductivity higher than Nafion® while maintaining a low swelling ratio, which may be ascribed to the microstructure of Nafion-like ionic clusters as observed by atomic force spectrometry. This work demonstrates that polyacylation directly from pre-ionised monomers offers a novel and powerful tool to advanced aromatic proton-exchange polyelectrolytes for fuel cells.
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