ISSN:
0449-296X
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Chlorine gas has been shown by previous investigators to initiate the polymerization of solid N-vinylcarbazole at room temperature, giving a maximum yield of 66% polymer after 18 hr. This initiation of polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole without the application of heat, by a gas, is the only solid-state initiation other than those that are radiation-induced known to us. This study was undertaken in order to determine both the scope and the mechanism of the room-temperature solid-state initiation of vinyl polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole by gases. The gases (HCl, Cl2, and N2O4) were absorbed by solid N-vinylcarbazole, giving very rapid exothermic polymerization: HCl, 37% polymer yield, M̄n 2500; Cl2, 50% polymer yield, M̄n 4703; N2O4, 91% polymer yield, M̄n 7073. The gases NOCl, BF3, and HBr were not absorbed by N-vinylcarbazole and did not initiate polymerization. The N2O4-initiated polymerization, which gave a high yield of polymer, was complete within 5 min. after introduction of gas. This polymerization method and the resulting polymer compared favorably with conventional peroxide-initiated melt polymerization and the polymer obtained thereform. The mechanism of gas-initiated polymerization, which was studied with introduction of inhibitors, appears to be classically cationic in nature.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1968.150060423
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