ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Poly(p-vinylbenzophenone), (poly[1-(4-benzoylphenyl)ethylene]), (PVB) has been synthesized for the first time directly from its monomer p-vinylbenzophenone (VB) the preparation of which was improved. In a second step, copolymers containing blocks of photosensitive VB units separated by isolated quenching vinylferrocene (VF) units have been prepared. PVB and the VB-VF copolymers were irradiated in the presence of isopropyl alcohol in benzene solutions. The benzophenone groups inserted in these macromolecular chains obey the same reaction scheme as the photoreduction of the small molecule of benzophenone. However, recombination of the radicals located along the polymeric chain leads to intra- and intermolecular reactions changing drastically the macromolecular morphology by the formation of cycles and networks and by chain scissions. The quantum yields of the photochemical transformations were measured, but they could not be related quantitatively to morphological parameters. In all cases the ferrocene group inhibits strongly the photochemical reaction.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1978.021790113
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