The electropolymerization of diphenylamine and JV-phenyl-l-naphthylamine leads to the formation of poly(diphenylamine) (poly(DPA)) and polyf/V-phenyl-l-naphthylamine) (poly(PNA)), respectively, with the incorporation of the aryl groups into the polymer backbone. The polymer films were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, spectroelectrochemistry, FTIR, and XPS. Poly(DPA) shows two reversible, stable electrochemical processes in its voltammogram, while poly(PNA) displays only one set of redox peaks. These two polymers exhibit very interesting optical properties; poly(DPA) films reversibly change color from pale yellow to yellow to green to blue when the potential (vs Ag/AgCl) is swept from 0.0 to 1.2 V, and poly-(PNA) films change from pale yellow to red to blue between 0.0 and 0.8 V vs Ag/AgCl. XPS, spectroelectrochemistry, and FTIR measurements indicated the presence of polarons and bipolarons. Electrical conductivities of 2 -1 cm-1 and doping levels as high as 53% were obtained for poly(DPA). Poly(PNA) shows a lower conductivity (10~3 ™1 cm-1) and a lower doping level (30%).