Abstract

Polychelates were obtained by addition of an aqueous solution of the poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) to an aqueous solution of Cu(II), Co(II), and Ni(II). All the polychelates were insoluble in water and in common organic solvents. The polychelates were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy thermogravimetry, and showed tetrahedral arrangement for Co(II) and Ni(II). Magnetic and conductivity studies for all the polychelates were also carried out. The poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) behaved as semiconductor.