In nature, superhydrophobic (lowadhesion) and parahydrophobic(high adhesion) properties exist in lotus leaves and red roses, forexample. The control in the water adhesion is extremely importantfor applications in water harvesting, for example. Here, we reportthe obtaining of parahydrophobic properties through the electropolymerizationof 3,4-ethylenedioxypyrrole (EDOP) derivatives. We report for thefirst time an electrochemical study of EDOP derivatives bearing aromaticcycles (phenyl, naphthalene, biphenyl, and pyrene). Eight novel EDOPmonomers are studied with and without the presence of an ethyl acetatespacer in order to give more mobility to the aromatic substituents.Surprinsgly, higher steric hindrance are observed during electropolymerizationwith spacer. However, the polymers are more insoluble with spacer,which is an important point for electropolymerization. The highestparahydrophobic properties are obtained with biphenyl groups and withthe spacer, which are due to the presence of both micro- and nanostructures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]