Aromatic-aromatic interactions are found between the cationic molecule 2,3,5-triphenyl-2H-tetrazoliumchloride (TTC) and the molecule poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) which makes the overall interactionof TTC with PSS more intense than the interaction with other polyanions containing sulfonate groups andproduces a decrease on the redox ability of TTC. Diafiltration was used to compare the binding of TTC toPSS, poly(sodium vinylsulfonate) (PVS), and the more hydrophobic poly(sodium 2-(
N-acrylamido)-2-methyl-propanesulfonate) (PAMPS). The UV-vis spectrum of TTC is changed in the presence of the aromaticpolyanion. The
1H NMR signals of TTC are broadened and shifted in the presence of PSS, suggesting theoccurrence of
![](/images/gifchars/pi.gif)
-
![](/images/gifchars/pi.gif)
interactions. Moreover, nuclear Overhauser effects (NOE) between the TTC and PSSprotons are found. Possible structures for the complex are proposed.