ISSN:
1022-1352
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The copolymerization of p-tert-butoxystyrene (1) (M1) and dibutyl fumarate (2) (M2) initiated with dimethyl 2,2′-azobisisobutyrate (3) was studied in benzene at 60°C kinetically and by means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The monomer reactivity ratios were determined to be r1 = 0,18 and r2 = 0,01, indicating that homopropagation of M2 is almost negligible in the copolymerization. The copolymerization system was revealed to involve EPR-observable propagating polymer radicals under practical copolymerization conditions. The apparent rate constants of propagation (kp) and termination (kt) determined by EPR show a rapid increase in the range from 0,9 to 1,0 of feed composition (f1 = {[M1]/([M1] + [M2])}) of M1. From the relationship between kp and f1 based on Fukuda's penultimate model, the rate constants of propagation of copolymerization were evaluated; k111 = 140 L · mol-1 · s-1, k211 = 4,3 L · mol-1 · s-1, k112 = 778 L · mol-1 · s-1, k212 = 24 L · mol-1 s-1 and k121 = 19 L · mol-1 · s-1, suggesting a pronounced penultimate effect.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1994.021950302
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